President Jacob Zuma needs to act decisively, but that could mean he will share former president Thabo Mbeki’s fate.
His inability to manage the ANC’s contradictions over economic policy is Jacob Zuma’s ultimate failure.
EFF leader Julius Malema tore into President Jacob Zuma at the Sona debate, but also received a lot of criticism.
Julius Malema walks into Parliament and causes a storm during the State of the Nation debate. Here’s what he said.
Analysts have had mixed reactions to President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, which many say did not note the country’s economic pressures.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi and opposition parties have harshly criticised Jacob Zuma’s Sona, with some calling for a radical change to economic policy.
A frail-looking President Jacob Zuma delivered his State of the Nation Address, promising to improve the struggling economy and creating more jobs.
Analysts say Jacob Zuma should focus his State of the Nation speech on fixing the economy after a damaging labour strike and economic downgrades.
The president will make his first public appearance in 10 days when he delivers his seventh State of the Nation address.
President Jacob Zuma has asked Parliament to move the upcoming State of the Nation Address from June 19 to two days earlier on June 17.
President Jacob Zuma has told National Assembly that government would launch a drive to tackle poverty and inequality after the elections.
Jacob Zuma’s "good story” Sona speech criticised, Nkandla only cost R50-million (roughly), and how showing your pecs can land you in trouble.
We round up the top quotes from the State of the Nation debate as politicians traded insults ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s response.
MPs have been knocking President Jacob Zuma’s liberal use of the phrase "a good story" during the recent Parliamentary debates.
There was a great deal of story-telling in Parliament as party after party tried to use the "good story to tell" phrase to their own end.
Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird writes about his disappointment in the SABC after the release of the latest report into poor governance.
The ANC says Lindiwe Mazibuko’s warning of impeachment against President Jacob Zuma is nothing more than a rhetorical threat.
The DA’s parliamentary leader says the public works minister should be investigated for "misleading" Parliament on his task team’s Nkandla report.
While ANC MPs stuck to the "good story" line, opposition parties in Parliament aimed to poke holes in last week’s State of the Nation address.
DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko has vowed to table a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma if the Nkandla report implicates him.
President Jacob Zuma celebrated his government’s achievements in his fifth State of the Nation address. How did he fare?
After Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address, we asked Capetonians what they thought of the speech, government, and how they plan to vote.
Opposition parties will debate Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address in Parliament this week, with jobs and Nkandla topping the agenda.
How has Zuma’s promises played out in reality? Phillip de Wet visits the small town of Balfour, a microcosm of South Africa, to speak to its resident.
The trade union federation has pinpointed transformation of South Africa’s economy as the long-term solution to curbing violent strikes and protests.
Social media exposed more than 300-million internet users to this year’s State of the Nation address, from the red carpet to the speech itself.
President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address didn’t address much with regards to economic policy for the year ahead.
President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation speech wasn’t all giggles but there were plenty of light moments around the event. We round them up.
A pregnant woman made a bad fashion choice at the state of the nation address on Thursday and it signalled a free-for-all on her body.
In his State of the Nation address, President Jacob Zuma highlighted his administration’s successes but also expressed worry over violent protests.
The red carpet in the parliamentary precinct lit up with colour as MPs and invited guests dazzled with their glamorous and not-so-glamorous outfits.
Spending R5-million on a State of the Nation address after-party is still too much, even if it is R2-million less than last year.