State of the Nation Address
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WC Premier Alan Winde wants Ramaphosa to end COVID regulations
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants clarity around when COVID-19 lockdown regulations will be lifted. This despite Cabinet saying the…
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Premier Winde calls for clear timelines on end of national state of disaster
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants clear timelines showing when exactly the national state of disaster and its regulations will…
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Minister Thandi Modise promises probe into State Security Agency corruption
The State Security Agency (SSA) is investigating malfeasance in the entity, Defence Minister Thandi Modise announced on Sunday. Modise revealed…
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Premier David Makhura delivers his State of the Province address
Glitz and glamour were far and few at the opening of the Gauteng Legislature at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre this…
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Minister Mantashe defends country’s continued use of coal-supplied energy
Mineral and Energy Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has again defended the country’s continued use of coal-supplied energy. He said the…
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DA tables motion of no confidence against Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet
Opposition parties fired their first shots against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. Members of Parliament gathered in…
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ANC’s Mashatile: Government will succeed in rebuilding SA economy
African National Congress (ANC) treasurer-general Paul Mashatile on Monday said the government would succeed in rebuilding South Africa’s economy if…
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ANC calls for private sector partnerships with government to rebuild economy
The ANC is again calling on the private sector to partner with the government in several sectors, including energy. ANC…
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Cape Town’s hospitality sector affected by small-scale SONA
The City of Cape Town’s hospitality sector took another financial knock, following the small-scaled State of the Nation Address that…
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Cabinet approves final extension of National State of Disaster
Cabinet, in a statement, has approved what it called the final extension of the National State of Disaster until the…
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Minister Godongwana says basic income grant won’t be rolled out anytime soon
While the social relief of distress grant has been extended, the basic income grant is unlikely to be rolled out…
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5 things you need to know about Ramaphosa’s SONA speech
On Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his sixth State of the Nation Address. The speech was given from Cape…
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Ramaphosa: State of disaster to come to an end soon
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night said the government had been given 100 days to create a social compact to…
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SONA 2022: New energy projects on the way to assist with Eskom’s power nightmare
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said ongoing power cuts and unreliable electricity supply was driving investment away from South Africa.…
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Government will work harder at education – President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday that the government will work harder…
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More than 300 MPs to attend State of the Nation Address #SONA2022
Parliament has confirmed that more than 300 MPs will be inside the City Hall for the State of the Nation…
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Call for clarity on economic, social issues #SONA2022
Trade unions and civil society groups want President Cyril Ramaphosa to provide clarity in his State of the Nation Address…
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South Africa’s energy crisis expected to feature prominently in Sona
The country’s energy crisis is expected to feature prominently in this year’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday. Energy…
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Cape Town City Hall becomes Parliament
The stage is set – literally – for South Africa’s first major political event of the year. Cape Town City…
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Sona brings disruptions to businesses operating around the City Hall
Bringing the State of the Nation Address to the historic City Hall has come with unintended disruption and inconvenience to…
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DA calls for action plan and implementation ahead of SONA 2022
The DA is calling for an action plan and implementation ahead of the State of the Nation Address. Leader John…
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Cyril Ramaphosa expected to extend R350 grant
President Cyril Ramaphosa is widely expected to extend the Social Relief of Distress Grant. He is likely to announce the…
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SONA must address jobs for youth, says Cosatu
With the high unemployment rate in the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to come up with a solid plan for…
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State security a major concern ahead of President Ramaphosa’s Sona
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s June 2019 State of the Nation Address listed state security as one of the institutions that had…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa expected to extend R350 grant
President Cyril Ramaphosa is widely expected to extend the Social Relief of Distress Grant. He is likely to announce 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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Public Works Dept declares National Assembly building unsafe following Parliament fire
Parliament has been found lax in keeping its fire-safety systems in working order. A City of Cape Town fire incident…
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Cape Town City Hall chosen as venue for 2022 State of the Nation Address
The Cape Town City Hall has been chosen as the venue for the 2022 State of the Nation Address. The…
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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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Minister Ntshavheni sets deadline for analogue TV switch-off
Communications Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has committed to the complete switch-off of analogue television by the end of March next year.…
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Busa supports Finance Minister Godongwana’s view on basic income grants
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has backed new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s apprehension around the basic income grant, saying that…
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Ramaphosa: SA ready to make hydrogen fuel cells as alternative energy source
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa was ready to start manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells to be used as an…
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President Ramaphosa: SA must develop its own vaccines
South Africa has to be self-reliant and start the process of building its own factories to manufacture vaccines locally –…
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Minister Lamola: Failure to respect Constitution can lead to anarchy & counter-revolution
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola has warned against attacks on the judiciary. He also underlined the need for…
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Minister Lamola details action taken against those using COVID to commit crime
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said the government was tackling corruption head-on. Lamola was responding to opposition party claims that there…
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Pravin Gordhan: Looted SOE money will be founded and used to benefit South Africans
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said that the money looted from state-owned enterprises during state capture would be found and…
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Minister Mkhize: COVID-19 vaccines will be free for all
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has on Tuesday announced that South Africans will not have to pay for vaccinations against COVID-19.…
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Julius Malema to Ramaphosa: You are incompetent and most unreliable human being
Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF)’s Julius Malema has described President Cyril Ramaphosa as incompetent and in the thrall of the white…
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Hayley Smith’s suspected killer arrested in Western Cape
A 37-year-old Western Cape man was expected to appear in the Wellington Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly murdering Hayley…
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South Africa will rise again, says Ramaphosa
These are tackling COVID-19, the recovery of the economy, fighting corruption, and beefing up the capacity of the state to…
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LIVESTREAM: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers State of the Nation Address #SONA2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address on Thursday at 7pm. COVID-19 is sure to dominate…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver his fifth state of the nation address #SONA2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his fifth state of the nation address on Thursday evening. It comes at a time…
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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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Parl to kick off the year under dark COVID-19 cloud
It’s unclear at this stage whether Parliament’s official start to the year will be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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Parliament to start EFF disciplinary process
Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee will start its hearing into the conduct of EFF MPs during a Public Enterprises budget…
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Minister Mantashe gazettes regulations to allow municipalities to generate own electricity
Municipalities in good financial standing may soon be able to develop their own power generation projects. This according to Department…
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DP Mabuza tells MPs he will subject himself to lifestyle audit
Deputy President David Mabuza has promised to subject himself to the lifestyle audit after it was announced by the President…
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Dlamini Zuma – Apartheid was a crime against humanity
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was speaking during the resumption of the State of the Nation Address debate in the National Assembly…
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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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Calls for Parliament to revise House rules following chaotic Sona debate
Parliament was again the scene of chaotic scenes on Tuesday during the debate on the State of the Nation Address.…
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