Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa’s Rebone Tau and professor William Gumede talk to M&G about SONA 2022
An estimated R4-million has been budgeted for this year’s event, up sharply from R208 000 in 2021
The president needs to report back to South Africa on what his government has – and hasn’t – achieved since 2018
With South Africa on the fiscal precipice, the president needs to take hard decisions instead of focussing on re-election
The City Hall was chosen for its technical infrastructure and for being the building from which Nelson Mandela gave his address when he was freed and when he was elected president
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will look into the cause and extent of the fire
Fresh blaze erupts on roof of National Assembly
After firefighters battled for more than 24 hours to bring the devastating blaze under control, presiding officers were meeting on Monday to assess the damage
The treasury forecasts 3.3% growth, but warns this will fall to 1.6% if the fledgeling vaccination programme fails to stem successive Covid waves
I want you to fully disclose the topic of climate change in your response to the Sona debate
The last reports were in 2014 but were stopped probably because the results were too shocking to be publicised, water experts say
The nature of the ANC’s deployment policies and corruption rooted in the party will undermine Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan for South Africa
Covid-19 has increased South Africa’s already dire child malnutrition levels, and the extension of the R350 special grant is not enough to change this
President Cyril Ramaphosa did little to inspire hope in the government’s strategy of boosting the economy, but all is not lost, political analysts say
The president’s focus is on fixing the economy — infrastructure build and local manufacturing are two priority areas
The president’s latest energy commitments were meant to have been met years ago, but he struggled to get Gwede Mantashe on board
Ramaphosa says regaining learning time lost to the coronavirus pandemic will be a priority this year, but does not specify how
What to do, what to do… If only there was a way for Mantashe and De Ruyter to reliably produce power while protecting the environment.
We can’t be sure about dud drugs, divine intervention, or Sona promises but we can be sure the power will go off exactly on time
The president focuses on the economy and Covid-19 in his 2021 Sona, but his pledge of SA’s rebirth is undermined by corruption and factionalism
DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for Ramaphosa to throw out what he termed an ‘outdated 20th century ideology of state control’
Only 50 people will be present and everyone else will attend online, which is likely to save the state some money
Kenny Motsamai, a parolee who is also an EFF MP, could be sent back to jail if correctional services finds he violated his parole conditions