South Africa Reacts to Zuma's State of Nation Postponement
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has announced that the State of the Nation address, which was due to be delivered on Thursday, has been postponed to a date yet to be announced. The postponement comes after the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters wrote to Mbete requesting that President Jacob Zuma not be allowed to deliver the address.
The EFF has warned that there will be no State of the Nation Address (SONA) unless President Jacob Zuma leaves office, or a motion of no confidence is held before it. Read more »
The DA is now asking for its impeachment motion against President Jacob Zuma to be urgently placed back on the agenda, following the decision on Tuesday to postpone the State of… Read more »
Days of speculation around the State of the Nation Address ended on Tuesday when Parliament's presiding officers postponed it, amid fears that it might once again descend into… Read more »
The Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete has just announced that the State of the Nation address has been postponed. Mbete says the new date will be ... see more »
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has announced that the State of the Nation Address, which was due to be delivered on Thursday, has been ... see more »
National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has announced that the State of the Nation Address, which was due to be delivered on Thursday, has been ... see more »
Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete announced that the State of the Nation, to be delivered by President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town, will be postponed until further notice. Read more »
President Jacob Zuma has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete and the Chairperson of the Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi Modise requesting the… Read more »
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