President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday night announced that municipalities in good financial standing would be allowed to buy electricity directly from IPPs.
In his fourth State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, he acknowleged that his government had not done enough to address the nation's economic challenges and mitigate the effects of devestating power cuts.
Politicians weigh in on the positives and negatives they took from Sona 2020.
Eyewitness News ran a poll on its social media pages, asking whether or not South Africans would be watching Sona and why.
In its latest update, the utility said it managed to replenish emergency reserves to an adequate level, which meant it didn’t expect to implement load shedding for the second day in a row.
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Eyewitness News canvassed a range of political analysts for their views on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fourth State of the Nation Address.
Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2020, interim leader of the Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen delivered what the party called the real state of the nation. Here are some of his key points. #Sona2020 #Stateofthenationaddress
Cyril Ramaphosa needs to give us short and sharp answers to solve South Africa's problems or he seriously risks squandering what is left of the confidence citizens have in his presidency, writes Judith February.
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 set to take place on 13 February this year.
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.
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.
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.
Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli announced at Thursday’s National Assembly programming committee meeting that a letter from the president making the request had been received.
The Transport Budget vote takes centre stage in Parliament on Tuesday, day one of a marathon for the newly minted Parliament.
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.
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.
President Ramaphosa on Tuesday afternoon responded to debate on his State of the Nation Address.
