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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    House of Monatic worker never expected mention in Ramaphosa's Sona speech

    Joan Jansen said that she was caught by surprise when Ramaphosa announced that he was wearing a locally made tailored suit from the House of Monatic.

    1061 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address (Sona) in a joint sitting of Parliament on 20 June 2019. Picture: GCIS

    Meet the House of Monatic tailors who made President Ramaphosa's new suit

    When the president calls you up to make him a suit, you start stitching! That’s exactly what the House of Monatic did when President Cyril Ramaphosa asked them to make a suit for him to wear at his recent State of the Nation Address.

    1061 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament on 14 February 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa: 'Eskom will be turned around, but no silver bullet to fix its woes'

    During the reply on the debate on his State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa says that the five days of consecutive load shedding the country has experienced so far underscores the magnitude of the myriad of problems the entity faces.

    1194 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom workers affiliated to NUM protesting outside the utility’s offices at Megawatt Park on 14 June 2018. Picture: @NUM_Media/Twitter

    NUM members unhappy with Eskom unbundling decision, threaten ANC poll support

    The NUM said it found out that the state-owned power utility will be split into three entities during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of The Nation Address (Sona) last week and has lashed out at the ANC for not consulting them in the decision-making process.

    1195 days ago
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    [CARTOON] No Love Lost

    By Dr Jack & Curtis.

    1195 days ago
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    [LISTEN] Unbundling Eskom a step in the right direction?

    Energy expert Chris Yelland says the unbundling of the power utility will come with a number of benefits including driving more assets into the different businesses.

    1197 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address on 7 February 2019. Picture: Twitter/@parliamentofrsa.

    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.

    1197 days ago
  • A screengrab of EFF MPs confronting Parliament security staff after President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on 7 February 2019.

    Malema accused of assault during Sona altercation

    The allegation is contained in the police’s official incident report on the violent altercation between the red berets and police officers on Thursday night, after the State of the Nation Address.

    1198 days ago
  • A screengrab of EFF MPs confronting Parliament security staff after President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on 7 February 2019.

    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.

    1201 days ago
  • A screengrab of EFF MPs confronting Parliament security staff after President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on 7 February 2019.

    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.

    1201 days ago
  • Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announces the national matric results for 2018. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Moving ECD to Basic Education Dept was a necessary move, says Motshekga

    During his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that early childhood development will be moved to the Basic Education portfolio.

    1201 days ago
  • A screengrab of EFF MPs confronting Parliament security staff after President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on 7 February 2019.

    Sona slap: How Parly deals with poor MP behaviour

    Eyewitness News has outlined five other cases involving the red berets, most of which were referred to disciplinary committees.

    1201 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa and National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete as they make their way to the State of The Nation Address in Parliament on 7 February. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    1201 days ago
  • Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe reacts to President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Cape Town on 7 February 2019. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    [WATCH] 'The government took leadership' - Eskom CEO

    Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says that he is pleased that the government took leadership in deciding to unbundle Eskom into three entities. The announcement was made during President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address.

    1202 days ago
  • A screengrab of President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly in Parliament on 7 February 2019.

    Boom! Ramaphosa’s #Sona2019 good news story is foreign direct investment

    In just under a year of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency, he has managed to rack up R70 billion in FDI – and that was just in the first three quarters of 2018.

    1202 days ago
  • EFF leader Julius Malema at the Giant Stadium in Soshanguve on 2 February 2019 for the launch of the party's election manifesto. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    [WATCH] Why the EFF did not disrupt #Sona2019

    EFF leader Julius Malema has explained why his party did not disrupt President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address.

    1202 days ago
  • Zulaika Patel, the organiser of the silent protest outside the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 30 November 2018. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Work underway to implement gender summit resolutions – Ramaphosa

    Government convened the two-day summit in Centurion, Tshwane, together with civil society organisations in an effort to find ways to end the scourge of abuse against women in the country.

    1202 days ago
  • FILE: A view inside the Prasa repair depot on 28 May 2018, where trains are fixed, renovated and parts are shipped off for off-site repairs. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    #Sona2019: Presidential SOE Council will help failing state-owned entities

    Proper governance must be restored at Eskom, Denel, Transnet, and other SOEs, said the president. And this is how he’s doing it.

    1202 days ago
  • FILE: New NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    #Sona2019 & state capture: Firmer teeth for NPA to deal with serious corruption

    The president said the new National Director of Public Prosecutions will establish a directorate to deal with serious corruption.

    1202 days ago
  • State Security Agency logo. Picture: ssa.gov.za

    State Security Agency to be revamped, Ramaphosa announces

    The president told Parliament during his State of the Nation Address that government will establish two arms of the intelligence service to focus on domestic and foreign intelligence.

    1202 days ago
  • The Durban University of Technology. Picture: www.dut.ac.za

    Ramaphosa calls on law enforcement to thoroughly investigate DUT shooting

    On Tuesday, 20-year-old Mlungisi Madonsela was gunned down during violent clashes between students and private security officers outside DUT’s Steve Biko campus.

    1202 days ago
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