Those who live in dictatorships watched in awe as Julius Malema led a campaign to test the ANC’s commitment to the rule of law, writes Bheki Makhubu.
Insults and an EFF walkout aside, it was strictly business for President Jacob Zuma and Co during the Sona debate.
Government will work to avert a downgrade and focus on fixing domestic issues that have thwarted confidence in SA’s economy, the president said.
Insults, nursery rhymes and fairytales: Here are the best quotes from the first two days of the State of the Nation address debate.
The president chose to focus on rebooting the economy and unification, ignoring contentious issues such as Nkandla, nuclear and student protests.
Readers write in about the State of the Nation Address, racism, and the value of history.
Both ANC and opposition MPs happily drew on fantasy and storytelling to insult one another in the first day of the State of the Nation debate.
Was there perhaps widely felt criticism hidden in the praise singer’s exaltation of President Jacob Zuma at the 2016 State of the Nation Address?
To satisfy taxpayers and ratings agencies, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will have to announce serious and immediate cuts in the 2016 budget speech.
The president’s leadership ‘can be summed up into the Guptas, Nkandla and Umshini Wami’ said Julius Malema, before walking out of Parliament.
During the parliamentary debate on the State of the Nation address, DA leader Mmusi Maimane slammed the president for living in a ‘parallel universe’.
From load-shedding to HIV, how accurate were President Jacob Zuma’s claims during his State of the Nation address last week?
The DA lamented Zuma’s "missed opportunity" and also joined the IFP in condemning the EFF’s interruptions.
Analysts say Zuma’s speech failed to show meaningful change in policy direction and is unlikely to stand in the way of a credit rating downgrade.
President Jacob Zuma opted for a safe approach as he delivered a speech that was clearly meant to appease investors and the ANC’s alliance partners.
From nuclear to belt-tightening: If you didn’t last through Jacob Zuma’s speech, we’ve got you covered with these five quick highlights.
The full text of President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address delivered on February 11 2016.
The EFF caucus, chanting ‘Zupta must fall’, were escorted out of Parliament for disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address.
It is unlikely the president will announce structural changes today, despite education in dire need of major restructuring and an economy in decline.
The president will deliver his annual address to the nation today, just two days after the Concourt reserved judgment in an application against him.
