/ 19 February 2018

WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address

MPs and invited guests booed and clapped as Ramaphosa thanked Zuma
MPs and invited guests booed and clapped as Ramaphosa thanked Zuma

Members of Parliament will spend Monday debating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s February 16 State of the Nation Address (Sona). 

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The president’s speech made several bold promises among which were to unify South Africans, trim a bloated cabinet and fight corruption at state owned enterprises and in the private sector too.

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Ramaphosa was elected president of the republic by Parliament on Thursday, February 15 after former president Jacob Zuma resigned the day before. 

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