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Sona 2019
[WATCH LIVE] President Ramaphosa responds to Sona debate
The president is responding to two days of debate by MPs on the State of the Nation Address delivered last week.
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SA shouldn’t be exploring new fossil fuels - Greenpeace Africa warns
Greenpeace Africa says one of the key issues surrounding the discovery of gas in the country is how it will affect climate change.
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Lekota accuses Ramaphosa of selling out struggle stalwarts
Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota says President Cyril Ramaphosa has sold out his comrades in the struggle.
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[OPINION] Ramaphosa’s plans aren’t enough to adequately tackle violent crime
Many of the crime prevention strategies South African President Cyril Ramaphosa proposed have been tried, with few positive results.
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MPs take Ramaphosa to task over dealing with 'corrupt' leaders
EFF leader Julius Malema said action needs to be taken against Minister Nomvula Mokonyane, who allegedly received groceries and payments from Bosasa
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[WATCH LIVE] Debate on Sona 2019
A joint sitting of Parliament is debating the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week.
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Economy, unemployment, corruption & Eskom likely to dominate Sona debate
In his Sona on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said 2019 will be dedicated to reflecting on how far the country’s come 25 years since the dawn of democracy.
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EFF: 'Post-Sona altercation was distraction to carry out attack on Malema'
In a statement, the red berets say the Parliamentary Security Service has been infiltrated by right-wingers trying to kill its leader, Julius Malema.
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Sona slap: Parly ‘outraged and disappointed’ by ‘shameful’ conduct of EFF MP
The EFF says it acted out against a police officer after the event because it believed there was an assassination attempt against its leader, Julius Malema.
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Business will back Ramaphosa's reforms, says Cape Chamber of Commerce
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has praised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona), calling it courageous.
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Unions to Ramaphosa: 'Don't retrench while saving Eskom'
During his State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the power utility will be split into three parts.
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Parliament investigating after EFF MP slaps cop at #Sona2019
A video sent to Eyewitness News shows EFF leader Julius Malema in an apparent altercation with a plainclothes policeman.
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Opposition plans surprise for ANC at elections, Ramaphosa extends olive branch
President Cyril Ramaphosa finally revealed the date for this year's elections during his 2019 State of the Nation Address.
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10 years after Scorpions disbanded, Ramaphosa announces ‘corruption unit’
In his #Sona2019 on Thursday night Cyril Ramaphosa said there was an urgent need to establish a directorate within the National Prosecuting Authority.
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Measures introduced to ignite economic growth paying off, says Ramaphosa
In the first of two State of the Nation addresses this year, Ramaphosa said government’s approach is not to spend its way out of economic turmoil, but rather to set the economy on a path of recovery.
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#Sona2019: Ramaphosa details plans to restore confidence in crucial entities
Delivering his speech on Thursday, the president touched on the burning issues of job creation, state security and the need to provide adequate accommodation for students.
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Hadebe ‘very happy’ with unbundling of Eskom
Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday night saying the utility will be broken up into three separate entities.
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[OPINION] Sona 2019, a good night for the president
Judith February says that President Ramaphosa's 2019 Sona showed us that he is willing to clearly express what needs to be done to painstakingly rebuild that which has been broken.
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[WATCH] Politicians have their say on Sona 2019
Politicians react to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second State of the Nation Address.
