SONA 2026 GNU parties welcome Ramaphosa’s water committee but question implementation 7 min 5 By Nonkululeko Njilo, Suné Payne and Victoria O'Regan
TAP SQUEEZE Ramaphosa deploys ministers before Sona to ‘urgently’ tackle Joburg’s water crisis 4 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan
ANALYSIS Ramaphosa must reconcile economic gains with SA’s harsh reality in his Sona 5 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
SONA 2026 State of the Nation in the shadow of the water tanker 10 min 4 By Ferial Haffajee and Victoria O'Regan
Brian Ashley Break neoliberalism’s hold — SA demands rupture, not just reform 5 min 3 11 February 2026
Judith February Ramaphosa’s big Sona plans to fix SA’s problems will require political will and a courage he lacks 8 min 1 10 February 2026
SONA ASSESSMENT One big win, many hard failures — Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation report card 7 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee
SONA 2024 Cyril must take a hike, shows readers’ poll, while alternative survey highlights president’s likeability 4 min 63 By Ferial Haffajee
IMBONGI MILESTONE Praise poet’s family celebrates her Sona appearance — and a special moment for the Eastern Cape 2 min 0 By Suné Payne
PHOTO ESSAY From the red carpet to the joint sitting, Sona 2025 in pictures 12 min 35 By Maverick Life Editors
SONA 2025 Ramaphosa address — MK, EFF, ActionSA disappointed, but some GNU partners optimistic 6 min 14 By Victoria O’Regan
SONA 2025 Ramaphosa aims for 3% growth, targeting infrastructure investment 2 min 19 By Ferial Haffajee
CLIMATE RESILIENCE Details of SA’s Climate Change Response Fund remain sketchy 3 min 1 By Onke Ngcuka
SONA 2024 DEBATE ANALYSIS Ramaphosa delivers electioneering 'klap' for opposition, talks up SA’s progress with Tintswalos in the House 4 min 39 By Marianne Merten
2024 SONA DEBATE ANALYSIS Tintswalo and balloons take centre stage amid the weird, the curious and the contradictory debates 4 min 4 By Marianne Merten
SONA 2024 OP-ED So many questions and so few answers arise from the State of the Nation Address 6 min 0 By Zimbali Mncube and Liso Mdutyana
SONA 2024 DEBATE ANALYSIS A country divided - electioneering ratchets up in the House 5 min 3 By Marianne Merten
POWER CRISIS Ramokgopa explains why we hit Stage 6 and sticks to Ramaphosa's 'end of load shedding' claim 4 min 39 By Julia Evans
SONA 2024 OP-ED ‘Six impossible things before breakfast’ — how SA went from substance to spin 5 min 11 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
