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
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
Putin laid out a series of new measures in his speech to Russia’s two houses of Parliament
Suggestions were made for South African citizens to spoil their ballots, to show politicians how dissatisfied they are
The party must decide if politicised uncertainty and institutionalised ambiguity will be its end
Tiep, snooze, doss, lala — or simply call it load-shedding, the visitation of Brian Molefe’s spirit
While opposition parties focused on the power cuts, ANC legislators stuck shining a spotlight on the positive aspects of Ramaphosa’s speech
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
Dream On: Positivity in Parliament but ghosts linger in Luthuli House
President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to structural reforms in the energy sector
Little work will get done but the next few months in Parliament are certainly set to be lively
It’s an election year. The president knows he is effectively asking the nation to trust him to lead the nation again
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As the pensioners of our democratic society, we toiled for our country’s success and we deserve to thrive
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s performance in the first months since assuming office will come under the spotlight during the budget vote debate
The state of the nation address and budget speech didn’t leave a sense that there has been reflection on the depth of the economic malaise gripping SA
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.”
Most political parties were cautiously optimistic about Ramaphosa’s speech, saying his lofty promises could be faulted if he doesn’t deliver on them
Ultimately, the President’s speech was a rallying cry for South Africans to work together as a united nation, to overcome the divisions they face.
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The “new dawn” philosophy was the overriding message of newly elected president Cyril Ramaphosa as he delivered his maiden State of the Nation address