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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

Sona debate

Ramaphosa talks xenophobia and SOEs after Sona debate reply

By Sifiso Zulu

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...

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    184 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa responding to the State of the Nation Address debate in Cape Town City Hall on 15 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    185 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    185 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    185 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema makes a point during the State of the Nation Address debate in Parliament on 14 February 2022. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa's Sona - day 2

    Members of Parliament continue debating President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address.

    186 days ago
  • Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. Picture: @jsteenhuisen/Twitter

    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.

    186 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema makes a point during the State of the Nation Address debate in Parliament on 14 February 2022. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    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.

    186 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the City Hall in Cape Town on 10 February 2022. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    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).

    187 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to Parliament’s debate on the 2021 State of the Nation Address during a hybrid joint sitting of Parliament in Cape Town. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    547 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa during his response to the debates on his State of the Nation Address on 18 February 2021. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    547 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to Parliament’s debate on the 2021 State of the Nation Address during a hybrid joint sitting of Parliament in Cape Town. Picture: Siyabulela Duda/GCIS

    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.

    548 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter

    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.

    548 days ago
  • FILE: Justice Minister Ronald The minister said an independent judiciary is a cornerstone of the country’s democracy. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    548 days ago
  • FILE: A National Assembly hybrid plenary sitting in line with COVID-19 regulations on 27 August 2020. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    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.

    548 days ago
  • FILE: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    549 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sona on Tuesday, 16 February 2021. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    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).

    549 days ago
  • Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen during the State of the Nation Address debate in Parliament on 16 February 2021. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    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.

    549 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sona on Tuesday, 16 February 2021. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter.

    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.

    549 days ago
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