GALLERY | SONA build up

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) Thursday evening at the City Hall in Cape Town.  Here is a glimpse of what is happening before the president’s speech.  Gallery by : Sibusiso Maphumulo Credits : GCIS  

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Emfuleni mayor seeks ANC intervention after being asked to resign

Emfuleni Local Municipality Mayor Sipho Radebe. Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor in Gauteng, Sipho Radebe, has written to African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, seeking intervention after the party’s regional office bearers of the Sedibeng Region asked him to resign. In a letter dated 10 February 2026, Radebe says he was asked to step down over ongoing…

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Tambo says no conversation to bring Ndlozi back to EFF

Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi EFF Spokesperson Sinawo Tambo says there is no conversation within the party about bringing Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi back. This follows recent remarks by the leader of the party, Julius Malema, in which he applauded Ndlozi for not having joined any other party and for how he’s conducted himself since leaving the party, saying…

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Parliament to update media on SONA arrangements

SONA 2026 campaign aimed at wearing local pictured outside the Cape Town City Hall on 12 February 2026. Parliament will host a media briefing Thursday afternoon to outline logistics, security and broadcasting arrangements for the evening’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). This includes accreditation processes, access points and media positions for the duration of…

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Madlanga Commission hears more details about Mbense’s death

Senior IPID investigator Nomsa Masuku testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard the warning statement of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy-Police Chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi, read by senior Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigator Nomsa Masuku. The statement is in relation to the events of the…

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