Sona 2019
Meet the House of Monatic tailors who made President Ramaphosa's new suit
When the president calls you up to make him a suit, you start stitching! That's exactly what the House of Monatic did when President Cyril Ramaphosa asked them...
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Ramaphosa: My new city plans are not a dream, they're my desired reality
President Ramaphosa on Tuesday afternoon responded to debate on his State of the Nation Address.
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'This is not a dream' - Ramaphosa replies to Sona debate
The president started his address by thanking opposition parties for their input and addressed concerns raised by MPs on his action plan.
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After a tongue-lashing from MPs, Ramaphosa to respond to Sona debate
Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenhuisen said people wanted to hear about plans not dreams.
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Mantashe: Secure electricity supply crucial in growing energy sector
Minister Gwede Mantashe said about 60 mining projects with an investment value of over R110 billion were in the pipeline and could create as many as 32,000 jobs.
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New MPs, former student activists give their views on Sona
EFF’s Naledi Chirwa had some harsh words for President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC's Nompendulo Mkhatshwa called for greater participation of women in society.
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Come clean on Bosasa or it’ll end your Presidency, Ramaphosa told
Julius Malema issued a warning to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Sona debate, saying the Bosasa issue could end his Presidency should he not come clean.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Yes, we must dare to dream
Reflecting on President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says the role of the state is not just about dreaming big dreams. It is also to do great deeds.
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WATCH LIVE: SA needs concrete action, not dreams - Maimane
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently implement measures to save critical entities like Eskom.
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MPs to dissect Ramaphosa's Sona
Members of Parliament would gather for what would be a marathon debate scheduled to take up to 10 hours.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Sona and the cultural iconography of slaying
Let's build the South Africa we want and deserve to live in. That is the dream that President Ramaphosa spoke about in the Sona.
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Govt’s goal to eradicate hunger in 10 years is possible, says analyst
In his State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed ambition to have no hungry South African in the country in the next decade.
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Ramaphosa's job creation promise is not enough, says Cosatu
With over 10 million people unemployed and over three million working but still poor, Cosatu said the president’s proposal to create 155,000 jobs in the next five years was simply not enough.
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How will economy be stabilised? Business Unity SA asks Ramaphosa
The organisation had bemoaned the lack of a comprehensive plan and strategy for dysfunctional and over-indebted state-owned-enterprises.
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Rand falls after Ramaphosa speech seen lacking details
At 0640 GMT, the rand traded at 14.3800 per dollar, 0.2% weaker than its New York close on Thursday.
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Pay for your electricity, Ramaphosa urges citizens
Cyril Ramaphosa said government would bring an urgent appropriation bill to Parliament to provide Eskom with a significant portion of the R230 million it needs over 10 years.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: No magic in president’s sober Sona
Given the dire state of the economy, it was always going to be difficult for President Ramaphosa to pull a rabbit out of the hat, says Judith February.
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Malema: ‘The president has no privilege of dreaming’
Members of Parliament from the opposition benches characterised his speech as high on dreams but way too low on detail.
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Smart city and bullet train - Ramaphosa tells citizens to dream big
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first Sona after the May elections was long on what the country should be reaching for but short on concrete plans on how to get there.
