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
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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his first State of the Nation address since being elected
EFF mum on whether it will raise public protector issue with Ramaphosa during Sona
Following criticism from cultural groups, a praise singer will be heralding the president’s arrival.But costs will be kept to a minimum
The president is set to deliver Sona in Cape Town on Thursday
The special NEC meeting next week may discuss the state of his office after the integrity commission ‘flagged inefficiencies’ there
With a shortfall in revenue collection, where will the state get much-needed cash?
‘The nation is agog at the video of the Economic Freedom Fighters MP Marshall Dlamini slapping a white security guard’
Our readers write in about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, citrus farming and job creation, and the state of Eskom
During the Sona debate, the public enterprises minister outlined the steps being taken to halt load-shedding
Ramaphosa made a good speech, but his words belie the complexity involved in fixing things
MPs will from Tuesday have a chance to examine and discuss President Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address
Two days have been set aside for legislators to either critique or applaud President Ramaphosa’s Sona speech
Violence and abuse, particularly of women, needs to go beyond expecting the state to end it
Ratings agency Moody’s has said that splitting Eskom into three entities may make the power utility’s cost structure more transparent
This was the president’s promising refrain throughout his State of the Nation address
Popular support is crucial for the president in this election. If the ANC loses seats, Ramaphosa is in peril; if the party gains voters, he’s safe
It’s an election year. The president knows he is effectively asking the nation to trust him to lead the nation again
South Africa will head to the polls in 90 days as announced by President Ramaphosa during his Sona speech
The red berets will caucus on whether to allow President Ramaphosa to deliver his speech without incident, says the party’s deputy president
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe welcomed the news of the discovery
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Ramaphosa addressed the massacre of 34 workers at the Lonmin Platinum mine in 2012 for the first time since being elected president in Parliament
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on opposition party members of parliament to be patient regarding calls for a cabinet reshuffle
President Cyril Ramaphosa repeated the ANC’s intention to expropriate land without compensation in his State of the Nation address on Friday night.
Ramaphosa delivered the Sona a day after being elected to replace former president Jacob Zuma, who resigned in a televised address on Wednesday night.
“Business will step up because they want Ramaphosa to succeed.”