The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet
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The debate on the State of the Nation address, predictably, became a campaign stump for all parties
The president promised that load-shedding would soon be under control and that service delivery would be improved. Again
The president said ‘every person responsible’ must be held to account, in a state of the nation address made with the election in mind
Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation speech will count in the long term, if he survives the elections, but it is too late to buy him voters, experts say
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce an election date at this year’s Sona
Those who suggest private entities working with the government are propping up corruption are making ill-informed and dangerous statements
There is a tendency to think of the president as ineffective. But his first term has seen a marked hastening of structural reforms, which could change the economy forever
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Independents will need budgets to match their egos if they are to contest the elections
A lack of coherent approach by government departments has stalled the process of developing cannabis policy
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Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Prince Mashele about Operation Dudula, Eskom Crisis, Cyril Ramaphosa, EFF Parliament, 2024 Election
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that Ebrahim Patel becoming a member of parliament will make way for a non-MP to become a cabinet minister
The active resistance of the electorate is what remains to prevent leaders from subverting checking mechanisms and tipping the country into spin dictatorship
The majority of the relief comes in the form of incentives given to businesses and households investing in alternative energy
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
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In closing the debate on his State of the Nation address, the president said the country was not abandoning coal as a major power source
DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
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Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
No legal provision for calling a state of disaster because your cabinet is incompetent and your government incapable, panel hears
Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration
Miracles R Us flops – like Spurs’ title challenge
South Africa need not accept a political culture that offers up leaders who are out of touch with the nation’s realities
In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime
With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority
Complete ceremony format at a cool R8 million expected at #Sona2023 after last year’s parliament fire caused some events to be cancelled
The president delivers this year’s address from the Cape Town City Hall
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Lukhone Mnguni about loadshedding, South Africa’s governance crisis, the 55th ANC National Conference, and SONA
A critical lesson in the ANC’s near 30-year rule is that we should find policy measures to shield the state and its functioning from the turbulence that factionalism breathes
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