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title: "SONA 2025: What do you want to ask President Ramaphosa?"
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# SONA 2025: What do you want to ask President Ramaphosa?

> It's that time of the year again when President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

By Daily Maverick · Published 30 January 2025, 14:54 SAST · Updated 5 February 2025, 15:40 SAST

## Key points
- As President Ramaphosa prepares to unveil SONA 2025, he’ll not only be juggling the nation’s priorities but also the added spice of opposition input—because why not turn a state of the nation into a state of the coalition?
- Ramaphosa to present SONA 2025 on February 6, outlining government priorities and state of the nation.
- First SONA under the Government of National Unity, incorporating input from opposition party ministers.
- Cabinet lekgotla underway in Pretoria to strategize and finalize plans ahead of the address.
- Public invited to share their expectations and questions for the president via an online form.

## Content

On Thursday, 6 February, Ramaphosa will deliver SONA 2025 to outline the government's plans and priorities for the year and report on the state of the nation.

For the first time, the president will have to consider input from ministers representing opposition parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The Cabinet is holding a [lekgotla](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-01-29-drc-crisis-and-trumps-aid-withdrawal-set-to-be-hot-button-topics-at-cabinet-lekgotla/) this week in Pretoria to discuss its plans.

What do you want to hear from the president during SONA? Tell us in the below form.

[Media on Daily Maverick: "Questions to Presidency 2025"](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-01-30-sona-2025-ask-president-ramaphosa/)