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South Africa:
State-Owned 'Land Parcels' Identified for Expropriation - Ramaphosa
News24Wire, 7 February 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa says state-owned "land parcels" have been identified for the purpose of expropriation without compensation. Read more »
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South Africa:
Ramaphosa to Re-Establish National Security Council
News24Wire, 7 February 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced some big changes awaiting the nation's security agencies during his 2019 State of the Nation Address on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa:
After the Kleptocrat, South Africa Gets a Statesman and a Nerd
Daily Maverick, 8 February 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa was nervous and so was Parliament ahead of his second State of the Nation speech. The EFF had threatened to turn Bosasa's relationship with the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Details, Promises, Thuma Mina 2.0 - an Election Speech Designed to Lift SA's Spirits
Daily Maverick, 8 February 2019
Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address hit all the right notes: from restructuring Eskom to removing the biggest risk to the economy - the quantum of the bailout was kicked for… Read more »
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South Africa:
Eskom to Be Restructured, May 8 Poll Date Set and NPA Boss Gets a State Capture Investigative Directorate
Daily Maverick, 7 February 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the restructuring of Eskom, the election date of 8 May, a reconfiguration of the intelligence service and the establishment of a State Capture… Read more »
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South Africa:
SONA and the Recurring Side-Shows of Discontent
Daily Maverick, 7 February 2019
Every year, the State of the Nation Address is marked by public protests outside Parliament. This year the Education Union of South Africa took its challenges close to Parliament's… Read more »
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South Africa:
Saving Eskom - No Immediate Privatisation, Unions Still Not Happy
Daily Maverick, 7 February 2019
And then there were three. South Africa's failing electricity parastatal, Eskom, is to be split into three separate entities in a restructuring exercise announced by President… Read more »
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South Africa:
Full Speech - President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation
Govt of SA, 7 February 2019
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA Read more »
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South Africa:
On a Blistering Hot Cape Day, Ramaphosa Gets to Have His Say
Daily Maverick, 7 February 2019
Ahead of the 2019 State of the Nation Address, all manner of disruptions were anticipated. The EFF being forcibly removed for protesting over President Cyril Ramaphosa's acceptance… Read more »
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South Africa:
All Eyes On SONA 2019
SAnews.gov.za, 6 February 2019
It will be lights, camera, and action this evening as President Cyril Ramaphosa takes to the podium in the National Assembly in Parliament to deliver his second State of the Nation… Read more »
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South Africa:
Your Guide to the 2019 State of the Nation Address
Parliament of South Africa, 5 February 2019
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is called in terms of Section 42(5) of the Constitution by the President of the Republic. It is a joint sitting of the two Houses of… Read more »