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South Africa: Inequality Still Staring Us in the Face - Pres Zuma
SAnews.gov.za, 19 February 2015
President Jacob Zuma says inequality was still staring the people of South Africa in their faces, and that government was working tirelessly to turn the tide. Read more »
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South Africa: President Zuma to Respond to SONA Debate
SAnews.gov.za, 19 February 2015
President Jacob Zuma will this afternoon take to the podium at the National Assembly to respond to the debate on the State of the Nation Address. Read more »
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South Africa: From Invincible Man to 'Broken Man' - Zuma Under Pressure
Daily Maverick, 18 February 2015
Was President Jacob Zuma stung by the roasting he got from Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate on Tuesday?… Read more »
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South Africa: Real Reason President Zuma Just Can't Stop Smiling
SACSIS, 19 February 2015
Last week's State of the Nation Address and the subsequent fallout is being voraciously dissected in the press. Most of the analysis, however, is on what the media presumes are… Read more »
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South Africa: Samwu Reaction to SONA
COSATU, 17 February 2015
On Thursday 12 February President Jacob Zuma delivered his 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA). This year's SONA was delivered on a special day in South African history, making… Read more »
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South Africa: We Will Move Forward, Zuma Tells SA
SA Info, 13 February 2015
President Jacob Zuma delivered the State Of the Nation Address on Thursday night, declaring that, while there were challenges, South Africa was on solid footing. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Is Still Open for Investment, Says Cwele
SA Info, 16 February 2015
South Africa remained a sound business and investment destination for foreign investors, Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele said at a media briefing in… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa's Land Ownership Proposals 'Are Fair'
SA Info, 16 February 2015
The government's proposal to put a stop to foreign ownership of land is fair as it safeguards the interests of South Africa, according to President Jacob Zuma. Read more »
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South Africa: President Welcomes Special Guests to South Africa's Sona
SA Info, 13 February 2015
As has become tradition, President Jacob Zuma invited several special guests to his State of the Nation Address (Sona), delivered on 12 February. The night is one of pomp and… Read more »
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South Africa: Bold Plan to Tackle South Africa's Energy Crisis
SA Info, 13 February 2015
President Jacob Zuma dedicated much of his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on 12 February to explain plans that are in motion to deal with the country's electricity challenges. Read more »
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South Africa: Open Letter to Ebrahim Patel
DA, 18 February 2015
The following letter is in response to the SONA debate speech delivered by Minister Ebrahim Patel in the National Assembly last night. Read more »
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South Africa: Cope President, Mosiuoa Lekota Responds to Sona 2015
COPE, 18 February 2015
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South Africa: Open Letter to President Zuma
COPE, 18 February 2015
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South Africa: Ban on Foreign Land Ownership 'Only for Farms'
SAPA, 19 February 2015
Government's proposed ban on foreign land ownership will apply only to agricultural land, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa: We Need a Full-Scale Investigation Into the SSA's "Signalgate" At Parliament
DA, 19 February 2015
The Minister for State Security, David Mahlobo, is in all out damage control mode following the signal disruption scandal at the State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2015 at… Read more »
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South Africa: Mmusi Maimane's Epic Response to #SONA2015 Fiasco [FULL TEXT]
The Daily Vox, 17 February 2015
The DA's parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane delivered a compelling rebuttal to President Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address in parliament on Tuesday. And the nation… Read more »
South Africa's Zuma Responds to Fierce Criticism
Going from solemn to funny to analytical and even fitting in a history lesson in his speech, President Jacob Zuma's response caught the nation by surprise when he went on to even "commend" his fiercest critic, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema.
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Parliamentary leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane has accused President Jacob Zuma of "breaking Parliament" by letting police into the National ... Read more »
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The state security department says there was no executive or political decision to interfere with the free flow of information in the National Assembly ahead of the State of the ... Read more »
