State of the Nation 2012

State of the nation: 10 things worth knowing

Not sure what to make of the state of the nation address? City Press political reporter Carien du Plessis does the work for you.

State of the Nation: The devil is in the detail

2012-02-12 10:01

Inevitably, President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address has as many detractors as it has cheerleaders.

Cronin rubbishes DA’s ‘building of bridges’

2012-02-15 19:39

DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko came in for more blows from the ANC today as Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin rubbished her vision of building “bridges” in South Africa under DA rule.

Mulder stirs hornet’s nest in parly debate

2012-02-15 17:13

Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder gave the hornet’s nest of land ownership a sharp political poke in Parliament.

State of the nation: 10 things worth knowing

Just fix the damn pumps, Mr President

2012-02-12 10:01

Midway through President Jacob Zuma’s speech, on page 11, he said something that made me jump up.

State of the party nation

Many a journalist and politician is secretly grateful for President Jacob Zuma’s decision to move his state of the nation address (Sona) to an evening slot.

Mazibuko is inexperienced, clueless – Gigaba

2012-02-15 09:05

Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has torn into the DA’s top dogs, playing off party leader Helen Zille against parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko during the first day of the state of the nation debates.

Pics – State of the nation fashion: hot or not?

2012-02-10 16:08

Twitter and Facebook users’ verdict on the red-carpet outfits at the opening of Parliament on Thursday. Pictures: Leon Sadiki

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What you pay to produce a matric

It cost the SA taxpayer almost half a million rands in 2011 to produce just one matriculant.
Namibia rolls out 4G while SA dithers

South Africa dithers over when and how to issue this high-demand spectrum.
The life of a revolutionary for freedom

Bettie du Toit has more than earned national honour, writes Nadine Gordimer.
Three SA artists get green light

They will take part in the world’s most illustrious exhibition.
ANC proposes a state publisher

Government wants to take charge of printing textbooks.
‘Papa lived and died in the ANC’

‘Papa never cried,” says Karabo Phakoe (30) as she wipes away the tears.
The best and worst of our water

South Africa’s best glass of tap water is to be found on Gauteng’s East Rand.
White Noise

Of all the work on show, it’s this depiction of the president that will set the most tongues wagging.

And that is how a leader does it

2012-02-10 10:41

Every year I dread the State of the Nation. This is a terrible thing to admit for a journalist whose passion is politics.

Zuma ‘sidelined local government’

2012-02-10 09:15

It was very worrying that President Jacob Zuma made no mention of plans to improve local government following many complaints by South Africans, political analyst Steven Friedman has said.

President wants Eskom to curb electricity price hikes

2012-02-09 20:35

President Jacob Zuma has asked power utility Eskom to find ways to slow down electricity price increases.

Opening of Parly: Not a leaf out of place

2012-02-09 16:53

Long red carpets await President Jacob Zuma and the many guests on the tree-lined Parliament Street.

Suggestions for President Zuma

2012-02-08 15:46

Pleas for water and advice on why to study if there are no jobs, and politely written notes of anguish from remote towns around the country, filled the presidency’s facebook page ahead of the state of the nation address.

Pics – State of the Nation preparation

2012-02-09 11:58

Members of the South African Defence Force are seen rehearsing ahead of the opening of Parliament in Cape Town.

Markets will fund infrastructure project – Minister

2012-02-10 09:23

The government will go to domestic and international markets to fund a massive infrastructure project announced by President Jacob Zuma in his state of the nation speech yesterday evening, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said.

Govt concerned about Western Cape’s Grade 10 drop-outs

2012-02-09 22:32

Government is concerned about Grade 10 drop-outs in the DA-governed Western Cape, President Jacob Zuma said in his state of the nation address.

Read – Zuma's state of the nation address

2012-02-09 20:04

The full speech.

Sona: What has been done – Education

2012-02-12 10:00

Schools in most provinces appear to have received their textbooks, except for Limpopo, where a contractor reportedly failed to deliver on time.

Zuma delivers address amid strike threat

2012-02-09 12:28

It will take a convincing update in President Jacob Zuma’s address tonight to get Cosatu to stop flexing its muscles on the labour brokers issue, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.

Inspire us, Mazibuko tells Zuma

2012-02-09 09:20

South Africans don’t want a bureaucratic checklist of targets and promises. They want to be inspired, DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said about today’s state of the nation address.

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