Tag: State of the Nation Address (SONA)
Budget 2021 | SA Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Speech
The 2021 Budget was tabled to Parliament on 24 February 2021 by South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.
Debt doom or bond boom?
Last year’s Budget Speech was delivered in front of a full house in the National Assembly. Politicians, journalists and special guests mingled before and after the speech. There were hugs, handshakes and back slaps aplenty. Next week’s version takes place in a world that has completely changed.
State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa 2021
President Ramaphosa delivered the Nation Address on Thursday evening as the country struggles with an ailing economy and the impact of the corona virus.
President Ramaphosa – Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan Address
Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Joint Sitting of Parliament on South Africa's Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan.
Budget 2020 | SA Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Speech
The 2020 Budget was tabled to Parliament on 26 February 2020 by South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.
Budget 2020 – wish list and tax incentives
Every year, when I start thinking about the annual Budget Speech, I wonder what is to come. Is this the year that the corporate tax rate will change? Maybe capital gains will finally be 100% taxable? Or something more low key, like an increase in the Securities Transfer Tax?
SONA – the SOE elephant in the room!
One of the elephants in the room at this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was the conspicuous absence of any mention of the need to appoint the right people to the boards of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Success of YES’s strategy recognised in 2020 SONA
During the 2020 State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa made special mention of the great strides being made by the Youth Employment Service (YES) in tackling South Africa’s youth employment crisis.
South African State of the Nation Address 2020
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 26th State of the Nation address – full text.
What an Affirmative SONA speech would forespell
Tonight President Cyril Ramaphosa will rise in Parliament to review the current State of the Nation, and to indicate what he will be doing over the next 12 months to steer South Africa through the very troubling waters the country is currently in.
