The president and his team must make decisions in the public’s best interests, despite the corruption and factionalism in the ANC
Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
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/ 19 February 2020
Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
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/ 17 February 2020
Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed
Apartheid’s last president walks back comments that definition was a Soviet plot
Four Sonas on, he is still to enforce his will upon the governing party and the state
His visionary pragmatism and his aim – together with SA’s citizens — is to build a capable state
The poor condition of state-owned enterprises remains a blight on growth forecasts
“We will fear nothing,” Ramaphosa says
The Mail & Guardian Data Desk has compiled a graphic which puts numbers to the words of President Cyril Ramaphosa after he delivered his state of the nations address
The president delivers his second state of the nation address since he was elected last May
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
Live updates from the 2020 State of the Nation Address
Julius Malema’s 44-member caucus stick to their guns: ‘Fire Pravin or else’
I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action
The challenge to deliver a persuasive speech comes firstly in the context of intense doubts as to whether President Ramaphosa is truly in charge of the ANC
The official opposition says the president’s state of the nation speech will not detail anything new or productive. Meanwhile, the EFF is threatening more disruption
The additional R59-billion over two years for Eskom comes on top of slowing tax revenues and will require government to revise its funding plans
The additional fiscal support comes as Eskom is weighed down by debt and is expected to report losses of R20-billion in upcoming financial results
Young people need to be able to imagine a better future if they are to stand a chance of creating it
But both the commission and the department of labour say they have everything under control
Ramaphosa swerved to right himself this week, but he needs to keep both hands on the wheel on road ahead
The SOE had announced on Tuesday that it was not going to be able to pay full salaries for the month but a lender has come to the rescue
The minister wants smart policy and private sector partnership as central to industrial strategy. Will government have the discipline to implement it?
The lack of detail on issues like Eskom’s restructuring, and the vulnerability of Ramaphosa’s plans to ANC infighting will weigh on reform efforts
President’s address dusts off dormant national development plan, making an aspirational plea, tempered with South Africa’s dire economic reality
President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirms mandate of the SARB, but says price stability while necessary is not a sufficient condition for economic growth.
Presidents promises work on the troubled power utility, but the real work will be left to the next budget speech
Implementation is the key focus for President Cyril Ramaphosa, who admits there are limits to what can be delivered due to state of public finances
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on June 19
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his first State of the Nation address since being elected