SONA 2023

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Sona 2023: Load shedding to be 'minimised' to accommodate address (Eyewitness News)

It's all systems go for Parliament to host the Sona at Cape Town City Hall this year following last year's fire, with all the usual pomp and ceremony.

"There will be minimisation of the load shedding. Parliament was expected to host the Sona at Cape Town City Hall this year following last year’s fire, with all the usual pomp and ceremony now that COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted. It's all systems go for Parliament to host the Sona at Cape Town City Hall this year following last year’s fire, with all the usual pomp and ceremony.

SONA 2023 to reflect on progress made (South African Government News Agency)

President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council ...

The NECOM, is a body run by the President’s Office, which was established to coordinate government’s response and ensure swift implementation of the plan. In November last year, government hosted the second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). As part of efforts to build a capable state, Cabinet in October approved the National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service. The council’s appointment is a fulfilment of commitments made by the President in the February 2021 SONA. The Scheme was first signalled in the February 2022 Budget Speech. As at February 2023, 38.4 million vaccine doses administered and more than half of all adult South Africans have received at least one dose. In April, National Treasury announced the commencement of the Bounce Bank Support Scheme aimed at providing additional funding to qualifying businesses in order to grow the South African economy and to facilitate job creation. On the policing front, the President last year announced that the South African Police Service (SAPS) would recruit 10 000 people into the service. The response contained government’s detailed implementation plan of the commission’s recommendations. After close to four years, the State Capture Commission concluded its work and presented its final report to President Ramaphosa. In the previous year, several corruption-related cases were enrolled in the country’s courts, with some convictions secured. Over this period, the sixth administration made headway in pressing areas that impact daily life.

SONA 2023: NFP says Ramaphosa 'will not have it easy on ... (Independent Online)

The National Freedom Party said, like the EFF, it will disrupt Ramaphosa at every turn during the State of the Nation Address and hopes some ANC MPs will ...

“All I can assure you is that the president is not going to have it easy on Thursday. The people of this country are fed up with the president right now. “If they are there representing the people of this country, they must stand with the people of this country.

The Midday Report: DA delivers 'True SONA 2023' (CapeTalk)

Top of the charts on today's Midday Report is the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA), which is getting ready to kick off later this week.

We don't have any expectations [of SONA] and nothing that [the president] says is going to change the reality that defines itself. He's blown it spectacularly and upended himself with the Phala Phala matter.John Steenhuisen, DA Leader According to National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula all systems are go and authorities are ready for whatever may come.

SONA 2023: 'Ramaphosa's address will have political ... (Citizen)

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has warned that President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona) will have dire political ...

“The South African government needs to fix its relationship with public servants. The progressive commitments of the Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Plan need to be implemented honestly and diligently.” These need to include the reversal of the deeply concerning decline in SAPS and NPA personnel numbers. “Particular attention is needed to the provision of clean and accessible water. Schemes like the Bounce Back Scheme and the Infrastructure Programme need to be resuscitated and expedited respectively. “The economy cannot grow, and unemployment cannot be reduced with continuous load shedding.

SONA 2023: These roads will be closed NOW until Thursday in ... (The South African)

Several roads are closed from Monday until Thursday as the SONA will take place at the Cape Town City Hall. Here are the closed streets.

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SONA 2023: Pomp and ceremony is back as Ramaphosa to deliver ... (News24)

The stage is set for President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation Address on Thursday.

"To this end, NATJOINTS is calling for the cooperation of the public, including those who will be in attendance as well as spectators. That work is ongoing, including alternative measures to mitigate the likelihood of load shedding impacting the delivery on the SONA," George said. "We can confirm that similar to last year, this year's proceedings of SONA 2023 will follow the full ceremony format.

490 Members of Parliament, 263 guests to attend SONA 2023 (South African Government News Agency)

The 2023 State of the Nation Address will be fully physical and all attendees, including Members of Parliament and invited guests, will be present in the ...

The Chairperson of the Netball World Cup Board, the President of the Netball South Africa, the Head Coach of Netball South Africa and the team’s Captain will be special guests. The President and the Chairman of Cricket South Africa will be at SONA 2023. Mapisa-Nqakula said the President will take a salute at the platform prepared in front of the statue of uTata Madiba, which is on the balcony of the City Hall. “The role of the imbongi in the SONA programme has been an important feature of this key state event since 1994 and remains crucial to the celebration of our cultural diversity and social cohesion,” said the Speaker. She said approximately 490 Members of Parliament, 10 including representatives of Salga, will be accommodated on the floor of the chamber while 263 guests, constituted of representatives of various sectors of society, will be accommodated in the public gallery of the hall. The 2023 State of the Nation Address will be fully physical and all attendees, including Members of Parliament and invited guests, will be present in the chamber and the public gallery at Cape Town’s City Hall, says Parliament’s Presiding Officers.

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