Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled increased spending on peace and security in his budget speech from R268.2 billion in 2025/26 to R291.2 billion in 2028/29. The allocation follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in his State of the Nation address (Sona) that the defence force will be deployed alongside the police to combat illegal mining […]
At a Mail & Guardian post-Sona breakfast held in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Embassy of Ireland, analysts turned from the president’s reform agenda to the harder question of execution. Structural unemployment, municipal dysfunction, coalition politics and institutional rebuilding dominated a discussion that placed delivery, not rhetoric, at the centre of South Africa’s political […]
For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address
The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining
Party leader Julius Malema said the move signalled the president’s loss of confidence in the police
In a pointed message to powerful nations, the president declared that South Africa’s sovereignty was “sacrosanct” and would not be compromised
The president announced a mass vaccination drive of the country’s entire cattle herd as the government moves to limit economic damage, export bans and further losses to farmers
Amid the crisis in South Africa’s creative sector, artists and film crews march to demand funding, spaces and government accountability before Sona 2026
Brand South Africa, the official marketing and reputation management agency of South Africa, is pleased to announce the insights into the 2024-25 State of the Nation Brand Report. This was unveiled during a special event hosted at Constitution Hill on 25 March 2025, in collaboration with the Mail & Guardian. Over the years, the organisation […]
The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday
Some members believe the chief whip is out of his depth, which has left the EFF’s Julius Malema dominating as the voice of the opposition
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
The president warned about nationalism and protectionism and said South Africa would not change its values or policies
Without mentioning US President Donald Trump by name, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sent a message to Washington in his State of the Nation address that South Africa will not abandon policies which its new administration this week branded “anti-Americanism”. Ramaphosa said the world was contending with climate change and violent conflict while “witnessing the […]
Re-industrialisation, infrastructure development and cutting red tape are at the centre of the government’s plan to grow the economy
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Join the Mail & Guardian, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and a panel of experts at the post-State of the Nation Address Critical Thinking Forum in Cape Town
