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NATJOINTS puts measures in place for safe SONA

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has put in place measures to ensure a safe and secure delivery of the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday.

Eskom assures lights will stay on at SONA venue

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Eskom Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter says the power utility will ensure that the State of the Nation Address (SONA) is not disrupted by any load shedding.

Nxesi inspects service delivery ahead of SONA

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, will this morning conduct a service delivery oversight visit at one of the department's satellite offices in Nyanga, Western Cape, in the run-up to this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Road closures to be implemented ahead of SONA

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Due to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, Parliament has advised Cape Town motorists and pedestrians to expect parking restrictions and temporary road closures in and around the Cape Town City Hall until 16 February.

SA detects 1 228 new COVID-19 infections, with eight deaths

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

South Africa conducted 16 067 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours, of which 1 228 were positive.

According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this means the positivity rate now stands at 7.6%.

Gauteng accounted for 41% or 498 new cases recorded, followed by 166 in Mpumalanga, 155 in the Western Cape and 145 in KwaZulu-Natal.

Meanwhile, the rest of the provinces reported less than 100 additional infections, pushing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 625 190 since the last reporting cycle.

Presidency conducts pre-SONA awareness in Western Cape

Monday, February 7, 2022

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says jobs and social security are among the issues that people spoke about when he visited Paarl in the Western Cape as part of a pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) outreach programme.

President to detail action on expert panel report

Monday, February 7, 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa will in his State of Nation Address on Thursday, outline the first actions government will take in response to the findings and recommendations of the expert panel appointed in August 2021 to review government’s response to the July 2021 unrest.