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President Cyril Ramaphosa must now put system and processes in place to execute plans
The State of the Nation Address (SONA), ordinarily happens at the annual opening of Parliament and is an address to…
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Another court blow for EFF, set to approach ConCourt
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have suffered yet another court blow in its matter against parliament. This after the Western…
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EFF’s application regarding members’ removal during SONAs dismissed
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed with costs, an Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) application which sought a declaratory order.…
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Marshall Dlamini of EFF found guilty of assault
The Cape Town Regional Court has found EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver response to SONA debate
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today deliver his reply to the debate on his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in…
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SONA was a balanced reflection of what’s happening in SA: Pemmy Majodina
The African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina has described President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to face criticism over load shedding during SONA debate
The Joint debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) is expected to start in the City…
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Youth react differently to Ramaphosa’s Tintswalo analogy in SONA
The Tintswalo analogy used by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) has drawn mixed reactions…
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Economists: SONA lacked details on the consolidation of SA’s constrained public purse
Some economists have described the State of the Nation Address (SONA) as scant in detail about how to consolidate the…
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Ramaphosa’s SONA did not accurately reflect land & housing struggle, says Ndifuna Ukwazi
Lobby Group Ndifuna Ukwazi has said the optimistic picture painted by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State Of the Nation…
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Opposition parties respond to President Ramaphosa’s SONA
Some political parties represented in Parliament have expressed mixed reactions about the last State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered…
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Much expected from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA
As South Africa gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA), the country experienced 6 947 hours of…
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City of Cape Town closes several roads ahead of SONA
The City of Cape Town has closed off several roads ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which…
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Date for elections to be declared after SONA: Vincent Magwenya
South Africa’s upcoming general elections will be declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa, after the State of the Nation Address (SONA).…
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Parliament says it is ready to host the State of the Nation Address
It’s all systems go, and Parliament says it is ready to host the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2024…
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Jacob Zuma invited to attend R6.5 million Sona
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says former president Jacob Zuma has been invited to attend this year’s State of the…
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Parliament amends joint rules to prevent disruption of SONA
Parliament says it has amended its joint rules to prevent the disruption of the State of the Nation Address (SONA).…
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Parliament told that EFF must be found guilty of disorderly conduct for disrupting SONA
The initiator in the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) disciplinary hearings for disrupting the State of the Nation Address (SONA) says…
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Government withdraws State of Disaster on electricity, says OUTA
OUTA’s legal team has been informed that the government has decided to withdraw the State of Disaster on electricity and…
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President Ramaphosa defends State of Disaster
The State of Disaster will be used to mitigate the effects of blackouts on households and businesses. That’s the word…
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Mondli Gungubele says security services acted properly
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says Cabinet is happy with how security acted in Parliament during SONA. Members of…
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Julius Malema denies EFF posed a physical threat to Ramaphosa after jumping on Sona stage
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema denied that party members posed any physical threat to parliament members, including…
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#SONA2023: EFF to take legal action against Mapisa-Nqakula’s dictatorship for booting them from Sona
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party will take legal action against National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,…
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Bheki Cele says lawbreakers will be dealt with
Anyone who intentionally contravenes the law on Thursday must be dealt with accordingly. That is an instruction from Police Minister…
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Disruptions to President’s SONA will be firmly dealt with: Mapisa-Nqakula
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has assured South Africans that disruptions to the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)…
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LGBTQIA+ community speaks on President Ramaphosa’s Sona
Iranti, a Johannesburg-based media advocacy organization, wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to acknowledge the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning,…
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DA claims public sector managers get R450 million salary increases
Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo allegedly awarded a R450 million salary increase for public sector managers. According to…
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Gatvol South Africans slate SONA on social media
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) last week may have trended on social media, but possibly for…
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Eskom vows to do everything to ensure Sona not disrupted by power cuts
Eskom on Tuesday said that it would do everything in its power to ensure that there were blackouts for the…
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Security beefed up at City Hall ahead of Sona
South Africans can expect high security at Thursday’s State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall. The…
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SONA 2022 burns a hole in Parliament’s pocket
It seems like this year’s State of the Nation Address will be a rather costly affair. Parliament’s spokesperson says they’ll…
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Parliament considering alternative venues for SONA, budget
The work of Parliament will go on despite a devastating fire that’s gutted all its key chambers. Officials are already…
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Update: Parliament fire contained, inspections for hotspots continue
Further damage has been caused to the National Assembly in Cape Town despite the blaze that engulfed the building being…
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SONA to go ahead despite Parliament fire: Minister Mapisa-Nqakula
National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the State of the Nation Address (Sona) will go ahead next month despite the…
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Land redistribution must be accelerated for SA to meet true potential, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa needed to accelerate the land redistribution programme to realise the country’s potential. He…
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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula defends President Cyril Rampahosa’s SONA
Fikile Mbalula has come out in defence of the government, saying while the economy was in poor shape, efforts were…
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Mmusi Maimane urges Ramaphosa to prioritise fight against corruption in SONA
Mmusi Maimane – leader of One SA Movement – urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to reveal urgent measures to fight Covid-19…
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Only 50 people will be in Chamber for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA
Speaker Thandi Modise said on Wednesday only 50 people will be inside the Chamber, and this will include 30 MPs…
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Speaker Thandi Modise rejects opposition parties request to turn SONA into another family meeting
Speaker Thandi Modise has stuck to her guns and refused a request by opposition parties to turn the State of…
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Boy Mamabolo facing ANC investigation over attention-seeking stunt
Boy Mamabolo’s nightmare of a week may soon get even worse. The ANC MP is set to face the wrath…
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ANC and EFF MPs flay De Klerk over apartheid comments
They slammed former deputy President FW de Klerk during Tuesday’s Sona debate for saying during a recent interview that he…
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Is SONA a waste of money?
The State of the Nation Address (SONA), which marks the opening of the national legislature for the year, has come…
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De Klerk hits back at EFF following heated SONA scuffle
EFF leader Julius Malema said former president De Klerk’s hands, were dripping “with blood.” The De Klerk Foundation released a…
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Get rid of the pomp and ceremony of Sona – DA’s John Steenhuisen
John Steenhuisen made the comments when he delivered his alternative Sona in Cape Town on Wednesday. If it were up…
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Parliament promises to stamp out disruptions during Sona
Parliament has promised to deal with unruly behavior during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address on Thursday evening.…
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Parliament warns Julius Malema after EFF threat to disrupt SONA
Parliament’s presiding officers on Tuesday cautioned against public threats made by members to disrupt the house. The caution was issued…
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Partisan party politics is leading the country nowhere
Pass me a Panado, please. No, make that two, because watching the parliamentary debates on the State of the Nation…
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What South Africa needs to hear from Ramaphosa today
The president must allay fears over pension funds; battling state-owned enterprises; the Reserve Bank; and also deal with Ace Magashule’s…
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Malema assaulted female officer after Sona
A female sergeant has reportedly opened a case of assault against the EFF commander-in-chief. EFF leader Julius Malema stands accused…
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