Sona debate
Ramaphosa talks xenophobia and SOEs after Sona debate reply
President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking during a briefing with journalists in Cape Town on Wednesday after responding to the two-day debate on his State of the...
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Ramaphosa says he has the 'greatest confidence' in his ministers
President Cyril Rampahosa has come under criticism for appointing yet another advisor and task team to do what some said should be done by his ministers.
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Not responding to insults: Ramaphosa slams vitriolic attacks during Sona debate
President Cyril Ramaphosa was back on the podium on Wednesday after his State of the Nation Address last week, which has come under scrutiny over the past two days with many calling it uninspiring.
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WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa responds to the Sona debate
President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing a number of issues and responding to his critics, who dismissed his speech as being as being a rehash and weak on solutions.
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Ramaphosa to respond to critics in Sona debate
A lot of the criticism was directed at President Cyril Ramaphosa over the two days of debate, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) continuing its scathing rebuke of the president’s tenure.
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WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa's Sona - day 2
Members of Parliament continue debating President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address.
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DA tables motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa's Cabinet
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said that President CyriL Ramaphosa's failure to get rid of underperforming ministers had left the party with no choice but to ask Parliament to decide the future of Ramphosa’s ministers.
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Malema: SA has gone from bad to worse under Ramaphosa
On Monday, MPs from the ANC and the opposition debated the speech which has received a mixed reaction. While the DA commended certain aspects of the speech, others like the EFF dismissed the speech as neo-liberal.
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WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address
Members of Parliament debate President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona).
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SA ready to make hydrogen fuel cells as alternative energy source - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the move followed more than a decade of work by the government and partners in the private sector and academia to develop the technology for both hydrogen fuel cells and lithium battery storage.
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Ramaphosa urges SA not to see 'glass half-empty' on economic recovery
Replying to the debate on his State of the Nation Address, Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans not to see the glass half-empty, saying concrete progress was being made in getting the economy back on track.
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President Ramaphosa: Some said we couldn't protect lives. Yet here we are
In his response to the State of the Nation debate, President Cyril Ramaphosa referred to the beginning of the vaccine rollout as a new chapter in the fight against COVID-19.
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We must get to the bottom of state capture - Mbalula
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that everyone implicated in state capture must be subjected to scrutiny no matter who they were.
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Failure to respect Constitution can lead to anarchy, counter revolution - Lamola
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola has warned against attacks on the judiciary.
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DA draft bill seeks to end cadre deployment
DA MP Leon Schreiber said that the End Cadre Deployment Bill would ensure that all appointments were based strictly on merit.
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Looted SOE money will be found and used to benefit South Africans - Gordhan
The minister said that well-operated and financially sound state-owned entities (SOEs) were crucial for infrastructure services like energy, transport and water – all necessary to grow the economy to serve all the country’s people.
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Malema warns of 'uprising' against corrupt members of judiciary
EFF leader Julius Malema launched his attack on the judiciary during Tuesday’s debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona).
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Opposition parties tear into Ramaphosa on first day of Sona debate
The Democratic Alliance hammered on Cyril Ramaphosa’s internal battles within the ruling party’ where there were plans to undermine him and to try and topple him.
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Malema to Ramaphosa: You are incompetent & most unreliable human being
The Democratic Alliance (DA), meanwhile, has referred to Ramaphosa as a 'nowhere man" a reference to the Beatles song.
