Yesterday’s SONA debates certainly saw South Africa’s Fifth Parliament get off to a tempestuous start. So far, a lot has been said about Julius Malema’s maiden speech in Parliament with regards to the EFF leader clashing with NCOP Chair, Thandi Modise.
Modise rebuked Malema when he spoke about Minister of ...
People’s Assembly has created two word clouds, one for the 2009-2013 State of the Nation Addresses (SONAs) and another for the most recent SONA, which focused on priorities for President Jacob Zuma’s second term. Word clouds are images that consist of words, in which the size of each word denotes ...
Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams walks the red carpet with her husband.
The DA's Shadow Minister of Police, Dianne Kohler Barnard (right) and Shadow Minister of Justice, Glynnis Breytenbach (left) make their way to the National Assembly.
The EFF's Floyd Shivambu waves to onlookers and media.
The ANC's ...
President Jacob Zuma’s seventh State of the Nation Address (SONA) last night focused on the economy and job creation, and labour relations, in particular in the mining sector and addressing challenges in local government.
Early on in his speech, Zuma stated, “As we enter the second phase of our transition ...
Only five days to go until President Zuma takes to the podium to read out the annual State of the Nation Address (SONA), where he will open Parliament for the second time this year and report on the status of the nation. As Parliament prepares for this important event, many ...
People’s Assembly will be providing you with weekly updates on the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which will be happening shortly. This article will focus on logistical information such as when and where the SONA will take place, but also talks about the importance of it.
President Jacob Zuma’s ...
By Mukelani Dimba
On 19 June 2014, 490 Members of Parliament will hear President Jacob Zuma give the State of the Nation Address, which will also mark the opening of the Fifth Parliament. On 21 May 2014, these individuals stood before Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to swear or affirm their ...
Parliament’s two Houses, the National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP), have just concluded their first sittings – where Members of Parliament were sworn in, and the President was formally elected along with the Speaker of the NA, the Chairperson of the NCOP, and other relevant office bearers. ...
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, delivered what she termed her post State of the Nation Address (SONA) foreign policy briefing to the media.
Much of her speech looked at South Africa’s involvement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU), and finding “African ...
Punctuated by heckling, insult trading and truckloads of rhetoric, Tuesday 19 February saw the second day of the two-day State of the Nation (SONA) debates descend into a rather raucous state of affairs. Amid the now hackneyed use of the “good news” refrain, laundry lists of national government policy successes ...