President Ramaphosa toured the building where, in this month in 1990, he joined Nelson Mandela on the balcony to give his first speech after being released from prison.
It will be one of his toughest Sona’s yet, not just because of the change in venue and the logistics that came with this, but also due to the many problems facing the country.
Political analyst Professor Richard Calland said that this year’s Sona would be very different for President Cyril Ramaphosa, coming in the wake of the July riots, the fire at Parliament and the release of two state capture inquiry reports detailing the extent of the rot in government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is reportedly to announce in his address that the R350 monthly relief grant will be further extended, with a view to this eventually becoming a permanent measure.