Jacob Zuma

Economy to be focus of SONA

Economists are expected to be glued to their screens on Thursday to see whether President Jacob Zuma resolves to announce any major strategies to tackle the country’s ongoing economic woes. A volatile labor market, poor service delivery, and infrastructure shortages have all contributed to an increased cost of living for[…]

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Difficult SONA for Zuma: analyst

Amidst South Africa’s worsening economic and infrastructural woes, President Jacob Zuma on Thursday is expected to deliver the most anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his tenure. With threats from opposition parties to disrupt his speech, as well as questions over the country’s ongoing electricity crisis, many analysts[…]

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Public apathy ahead of SONA

Ordinary South Africans are not very interested in the State of the Nation address, as they feel the president’s “good story to tell” has run dry. With a dire energy crisis and struggling economy, President Jacob Zuma will be under pressure to restore the confidence of the country, when he[…]

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Final preps for SONA underway

Final preparations for President Jacob Zuma’s state-of-the-nation address (Sona) are underway, Parliament said on Thursday. “Parliament’s presiding officers are confident that the institution will do all in its power to again host a successful state-of-the-nation address today [Thursday],” it said in a statement. Rehearsals had taken place on Wednesday night[…]

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Zuma should change economic policy: Afribusiness

President Jacob Zuma should have the courage to announce — at the state of the nation address — changes to economic policy that will benefit the country, Afribusiness said on Wednesday. “The economic stability of the country is held hostage by a government ideology that creates a bad economic policy,”[…]

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Zuma to deliver SONA amid disruption threats

President Jacob Zuma delivers his eighth state-of-the-nation address on Thursday amid tight security following threats of disruptions. The Economic Freedom Fighters on Tuesday repeated its threat to interrupt his annual address by asking him questions about his Nkandla homestead. “The EFF will ask questions to Zuma during the Sona because[…]

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Zuma’s time ‘running out’: Zille

The Democratic Alliance will not disrupt the state-of-the-nation address because it plans to hold President Jacob Zuma to account in court, party leader Helen Zille said on Wednesday. Addressing around 300 blue-clad supporters outside Parliament, she said Zuma’s time was being eaten up by the “big, blue dog” of the[…]

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Zuma honours anniverary of Madiba’s release

President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said the nation would continue to be inspired by former president Nelson Mandela. Wednesday would mark the 25-year anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison. He was imprisoned for 27 years. “We continue to be inspired by this teaching of forgiveness and national reconciliation as the[…]

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Religious leaders mediating over SONA

Religious leaders of the National Religious Leaders Council tried to mediate between the ANC and the EFF over the state-of-the-nation address in Parliament, the EFF said on Tuesday. “We made it very clear to the religious leaders that the commitment of the EFF MPs to ask questions during the state-of-the-nation[…]

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NPA opposing DA’s spy tapes review

SThe National Prosecuting Authority has informed the DA that it will oppose the party’s application to review the dropping of charges against President Jacob Zuma. “The NPA is aware of the court date that the DA has set down on the unopposed court roll,” NPA spokesman Velekhaya Mgobhozi said. “The[…]

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