Sona 2020
JUDITH FEBRUARY: We're tired of watching the parliamentary circus
Parliament, like much of our country, is being subsumed by the tyranny of the minority, writes Judith February.
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Sona debate descends into chaos over Malema, Ramaphosa abuse claims
EFF leader Julius Malema left the House with fellow EFF members after he failed to withdraw his accusation that President Cyril Ramaphosa had assaulted his late former wife and was ordered out of the House.
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‘I’ve got the ruling party by the scrotum’ – Malema during Sona debate
EFF leader Julius Malema claimed that he was ‘in charge' when he was interrupted several times during the post-Sona debate in Parliament.
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WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa's Sona
Joint sittings of the two houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, is debating the address delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday.
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Ramaphosa’s Sona ‘short on specifics’, says Fitch
Fitch is one of two major rating firms to have South Africa's sovereign debt in junk status – with a long-term foreign-currency rating of BB+.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The EFF, from bold to boring
While disorder serves a political purpose, the EFF’s incessant need to settle so comfortably into this role has resulted in a disorder that fails to serve and serves to destroy, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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‘We have all the right to challenge the president’: Malema after Sona walkout
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addressed the media in Cape Town on Friday morning on several issues, including their stance on wanting Pravin Gordhan ousted, protesting former President FW de Klerk’s presence at Sona 2020 and their call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to be held accountable. #JuliusMalema #EFF #Sona2020
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Sona a mixture of the good, the bad & the ugly
South Africa has no more time to squander on navel-gazing and inaction, writes Judith February.
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'You really make us proud': Ramaphosa starstruck over Zozi & Siya Kolisi at Sona
Miss Universe 2019, Zozibini Tunzi and World Cup-winning Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, were invited as special guests to the State of the Nation Address (Sona).
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Ramaphosa: We must make SA work for young people, so they can work for SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa focused much of his State of the Nation Address on youth unemployment, saying it was the biggest problem the country faced.
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'This year, we fix fundamentals': Ramaphosa's Sona puts economy, growth at fore
The president defended his consensus-building approach, saying that forging compacts were no sign of weakness but rather, the building blocks to deal with the country’s social and economic woes.
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Govt to establish sovereign wealth fund, state bank - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said further details on the establishment of the two entities would be announced by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni when he delivered his Budget speech on 26 February.
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Sona 2020: How Ramaphosa will prioritise women's businesses
"The empowerment of women is critical to inclusive economic growth."
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R64bn for accommodation - Ramaphosa's Sona 2020 promise for homeless students
Many students don’t have places to sleep after lectures and resort to sleeping in libraries and other places on campus.
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Ramaphosa to sign performance agreements with ministers by end of Feb
To strengthen state capacity, President Ramaphosa said he would be signing a performance agreement with ministers by the end of February.
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Ramaphosa: Govt ready to table land expropriation bill
During his State of the Nation Address in Parliament, the president said beneficiaries of land would undergo compulsory training before receiving the land.
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IN FULL: President Ramaphosa’s 2020 Sona
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address delivered on 13 February 2020.
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'Pravin must go!' EFF disruption forces Sona suspension
Following the EFF's disruption of Sona, house chair Thandi Modise called for the proceedings to be suspended. The EFF demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa fire Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. #Sona2020 #EFF #Parliament
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Ramaphosa's Sona 2020 plans to fight violence against women and children
"We will amend the Domestic Violence Act to better protect victims in violent domestic relationships."
