It has been a mixed bag of promises kept and broken since Jacob Zuma’s last State of the Nation address.
President Jacob Zuma was expected to adopt a characteristically conciliatory approach in his annual State of the Nation address.
Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address contains mixed messages, Pieter Mulder said, while Gwede Mantashe was "comfortable" with it.
The local government elections will take place before the end of May, and preparations are well underway, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
Jacob Zuma faced pressure on Thursday to map out concrete steps to fight massive unemployment with nearly one in four people jobless in South Africa.
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/ 10 February 2011
The under-fire National Youth Development Agency claimed on Thursday that it has "created or sustained" over 15 000 jobs in the past year.
President Jacob Zuma considers the State of the Nation address to be one of his "most important" speeches, he said ahead of the opening of Parliament.
As President Jacob Zuma readies for his third State of the Nation address, there is no shortage of advice as to what he should say.
Jacob Zuma will use a major policy speech in his State of the Nation address on Thursday to lay out his plans to create jobs in South Africa.
President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday address SA after asking for input from users of Twitter and Facebook, who said they want jobs and no corruption.
Take decisive action on challenges facing SA — that is the DA’s message to Jacob Zuma ahead of the State of the Nation address later this week.
In a scathing response to government’s new growth path (NGP), Cosatu this week accused Jacob Zuma of sidelining the ANC’s Polokwane resolutions.
Potholes, free education and ANCYL leader Julius Malema should be included in the president’s State of the Nation address, say Twitter users.
For a whole two weeks the African National Congress came face to face with the enemy within — the contradictions within the glorious movement.
The ANC’s enthusiasm for Zuma has dropped to such depths that some are already saying he should go, and go now.
Major opposition parties staged a walkout from Parliament on Tuesday, with accusations of swearing being made by the ANC.
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/ 16 February 2010
President Jacob Zuma repeated firmly on Tuesday that nationalisation is not government policy.
Opposition parties on Monday voiced strong criticism of the ANC and President Jacob Zuma following Zuma’s State of the Nation speech last week.
Solidarity union launched an anti-crime campaign at the weekend aimed at sending at least 10
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/ 12 February 2010
President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address lacked "recognition" of the unemployment crisis, Cosatu said on Thursday.
Battered by scandal and facing a divided ANC, President Jacob Zuma sought on Thursday to dress his presidency in robes borrowed from Nelson Mandela.
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/ 11 February 2010
Politicians, captains of industry and other leaders gathered on Thursday evening to listen to President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address.
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/ 11 February 2010
President Jacob Zuma made a number of sweeping promises in his State of the Nation address on Thursday, and aims to improve service delivery.
President Jacob Zuma is on Thursday evening set to deliver the most important speech of his presidency thus far.
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/ 5 February 2010
The State of the Nation speech Jacob Zuma will not be giving on Thursday February 11.
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/ 5 February 2010
President Zuma’s second State of the Nation address next Friday will present him with tough questions on jobs and his commitment to HIV prevention.
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/ 18 January 2010
The opening of Parliament next month will take place in the evening for the first time in the history of the legislature, officials said on Monday.
Newspapers on Thursday hailed President Jacob Zuma’s inaugural State of the Nation address, but cautioned that he faced steep challenges.
Opposition leaders were quick to dismiss President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address in Parliament on Wednesday as ”a wish list”.
In his first State of the Nation address it was obvious that President Jacob Zuma had, owing to the dire economic climate, little to offer.
SA must act now to minimise the impact of the financial crisis on the poor, but still has to spend wisely, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
President Jacob Zuma delivers his first State of the Nation address on Wednesday as a recession threatens to play havoc with election promises.