State Of The Nation Address Debate

Suggestions were made for South African citizens to spoil their ballots, to show politicians how dissatisfied they are

During the Sona debate, the public enterprises minister outlined the steps being taken to halt load-shedding

Two days have been set aside for legislators to either critique or applaud President Ramaphosa’s Sona speech

The minister told opposition parties that decisions regarding the assembly of new cabinet should be left to the president of the republic

The president has asked the finance ministry to reduce spending and increase revenue to fill a R50-billion revenue gap

President Cyril Ramaphosa repeated the ANC’s intention to expropriate land without compensation in his State of the Nation address on Friday night.

​Members of Parliament will spend Monday debating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s February 16 State of the Nation Address.

Government will work to avert a downgrade and focus on fixing domestic issues that have thwarted confidence in SA’s economy, the president said.

The president’s leadership ‘can be summed up into the Guptas, Nkandla and Umshini Wami’ said Julius Malema, before walking out of Parliament.

The president was in top form, from "commending" Julius Malema and calling Mangosuthu Buthelezi the "voice of reason", to giving a history lesson.

DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane has been referred to as a broken black man in a "broken blue sea of white conservative males".

With heckling and cheering from MPs, the Sona debate was nothing short of dramatic when the DA’s Mmusi Maimane roasted President Jacob Zuma.

The DA’s Mmusi Maimane told Jacob Zuma that he had "broken" Parliament, adding that he was "a broken man presiding over a broken society".