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Malema repeats EFF threats to disrupt Sona if Gordhan isn't fired
EFF leader Julius Malema said President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to listen to their calls for Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to be fired.
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Parly cuts civil guards of honour, eminent persons to keep Sona costs in check
The budget for Sona, which takes place next week Thursday, has come down drastically over the years and Speaker Thandi Modise said the cost-cutting would continue.
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Cosatu says govt, business, social partners on board with plan to save Eskom
Cosatu wants a special purpose vehicle put together to include the Unemployment Insurance Fund, Public Investment Corporation, the Development Financing Institution and Development Bank of Southern Africa to take over 50% of Eskom’s over R400 billion debt.
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Parly not concerned by EFF’s threat to disrupt Sona, says Speaker Modise
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise said presiding officers and Parliament management had not had discussions about any possible disruptions.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa’s Sona needs a huge dose of honesty
In an ideal world, the president's State of the Nation Address would lay out the grim news with an honest rendering on the economy and why it is in the state that it is in, writes Judith February.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Cheap politicking has expensive consequences
Whether Pravin Gordhan stays or goes might address the agenda of some political party or faction, but if it does nothing for our ailing economy, then it is hollow, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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Sona debate: EFF's Chirwa forced to withdraw Ramaphosa comments in maiden speech
Chirwa was taking part in Tuesday’s debate by parties of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday.
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Freedom Front Plus: Honourable president, you are a prisoner of the ANC
Opposition party members are sceptical and are tearing into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, following his speech last week.
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Big hopes: S. Africans hope for more jobs & reduced crime after Sona 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Thursday night, where he'll outline government's plans to tackle challenges the country faces.
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Cabinet reconfiguration process at advanced stage - Ramaphosa's spokesperson
Cabinet has long been criticised for being too fat and bloated.
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Five other times the #EFF got violent in Parliament
The red berets have been involved in a number of scuffles in the National Assembly, the latest of which took place following Sona 2019 on Thursday.
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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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#Sona2019: No snacks or speaker’s dinner for MPs tonight
Parliament’s presiding officers say they have taken into account the country’s economic climate, scaling back on the trimmings and the side events.
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Your guide to Sona 2019
What exactly is Sona? Why does it happen, what is its aim, and who does what? Here’s what you need to know about the annual State of the Nation Address.
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#Sona2019 by the numbers
The 2019 State of the Nation Address will take place on 7 February at 7pm.
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Opposition parties expect Ramaphosa to detail plans to stimulate economy
Opposition parties say that President Cyril Ramaphosa is a man they can work with, but they want action from him.
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All eyes on President Ramaphosa when he delivers Sona
Speaking after his election as president in the National Assembly on Thursday, Ramaphosa hinted at some of the issues he will be tackling in his address.
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[LISTEN] 'Zuma should not be addressing Sona'
Casac's Lawson Naidoo says he does not believe that Speaker Baleka Mbete’s statement that there cannot be a motion of no confidence against President Zuma before SONA is the final word on the conversation.
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DA, EFF call for Sona postponement until Zuma removed from office
DA leader Mmusi Maimane says it will be in the best interests of South Africans if President Zuma does not deliver the State of the Nation Address.
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Analysts doubt Zuma exit will dominate ANC NEC meeting
Somadoda Fikeni says the NEC is more likely to be pre-occupied with appointing committees and giving its inputs ahead of the State of the National Address.
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[WATCH FROM THE ARCHIVE] Is this why Sona security has been heightened?
In an unprecedented move, the Presidency has announced the deployment of 441 SANDF members for this year's State of the Nation Address. Take a look back at the EFF's exit from Sona 2016.
