Earlier still, in September 2008, the UK Financial Times had carried a report from its correspondent in South Africa, Alec Russell, entitled “Thabo Mbeki: Aloof leader who fell from grace”. Russell ...

I have no doubt that you are aware of the announcement made yesterday by the National Executive Committee of the ANC with regard to the position of the President of the Republic. Accordingly, I would ...

Historically, with regard to the Zimbabwe liberation struggle, the ANC had good relations with ZAPU and none with ZANU when it broke away from ZAPU. This was a product of a continuous process in ...

CAPE TOWN CITY HALLSpeaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza,Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane,Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile,Chief ...

Below is President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full State of the Nation Address he delivered on Thursday evening. Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, Chairperson of the National Council of ...

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Speaking to the media, MKP parliamentary chief whip Mzwanele Manyi said it is suspicious that SONA is taking place on the same day Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court over the arms deal ...

Anastasi Mokgobu / Jacaranda FM News National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza earlier confirmed that all former heads of state, including MK Party leader Jacob Zuma, had confirmed their attendance.

Parliamentary Speaker Thoko Didiza also expects a peaceful joint sitting with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), saying it’s changed its strategy of disrupting the sona. National Assembly ...

We are confident the proceedings will run very smoothly because it is clear to us all as members what is the business of the day and how we must conduct ourselves. If you act outside, the rules ...

The MK Party claimed that the people who run the country had engineered it so that former president Jacob Zuma should not be part of SONA in 2025.

Tonight’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) marks the first after the establishment of the Government of National Unity, with President Cyril Ramaphosa set to outline his plans for the year ahead.