LiveMagSA: VIP debate club - Racism in Cape Town

On Tuesday, 10 February 2015, Live Magazine held its fourth installment of the VIP Debate Club in Cape Town. The discussion centered on racism in Cape Town and how Parliament should address it. This is what the speakers and attendees had to say:

Live from Parliament casts a youth lens ...

Legislation to come before Parliament in 2015

On 15 February 2015, the Presidency released a press statement detailing legislation that will come before Parliament this year. President Zuma made reference very briefly to certain pieces of legislation during the 2015 State of the Nation Address. See list of legislation below:

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

To further ...

The week ahead: Another flashpoint looms

12 February 2015 was an extraordinary day and will remain firmly etched in the memories of many South Africans. The violent removal of the EFF, walkouts by the DA, Agang and COPE, and the jamming of cellphone signals left many stunned and overshadowed the President’s State of the Nation Address ...

LiveMagSA: SONA 2015 - Parliament collapses

By Rofhiwa Maneta

This year’s State of the Nation Address was a carnival of unmitigated disgrace. There’s just no other way to describe it. It will be remembered mostly for the ruling party’s silencing of the media and the opposition while the president threw his head back and giggled throughout ...

SONA 2015 red carpet moments in pictures

Last night, the President, Deputy President, Cabinet Members, MPs, departmental and parliamentary officials, and distinguished guests gathered at Parliament to hear the State of the Nation Address (SONA). It is the speech that lays out the government's priorities for the year, and although events turned sour in the House, the ...

Read President Jacob Zuma's 2015 State of the Nation speech here:

State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting Of Parliament Cape Town,

The Speaker of the National Assembly, The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and ...

LiveMagSA: Things we hope SONA addresses - Youth unemployment

By Rofhiwa Maneta

The opening of parliament is just under a week away and most of the country is waiting for the State of the Nation Address with baited breath. We hit the streets to find out what you want the president to talk about and how you want him ...

Black Sash poses questions to President before 2015 SONA

President Jacob Zuma, tonight you will present the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to a joint sitting of Parliament. Below are some questions we wish to pose to you.

Honorable President Zuma, you told us this time last year that government’s monitoring and evaluation efforts indicate “an improvement in ...

MY VOTE COUNTS Press Statement: MVC versus the Speaker

Yesterday, My Vote Counts went to the Constitutional Court to defend the Constitution and hold political parties to account. We asked the Constitutional Court to declare that Parliament has failed to fulfill its constitutional obligation to enact financial disclosure legislation to regulate private donations to political parties. This financial information ...

The Week Ahead: All eyes on the President and the EFF

On Thursday, all eyes will be fixated on President Zuma as he delivers the annual State of the Nation Address (SONA).

The speech, due to be delivered at 19:00 before a combined gathering of Parliament, cabinet, the judiciary and the public will seek to build on his previous speeches and ...

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