The experts said Ramaphosa’s reply became the actual Sona because it was more detailed and gave direction to his plans and dreams, which was lacking in his original address on June 20.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who came into office on an anti-graft ticket, has reiterated assurances that the government will continue to fight corruption and other forms of malfeasance.

SONA reply: Ramaphosa says GNU working well, punts national dialogue Ramaphosa says he expected political parties to provide solutions to the country’s problems - rather than to pander to party ...

JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to the debate on his State of the Nation Address. We discuss the reply with political analyst Sanusha Naidu.

Ramaphosa says he expected political parties to provide solutions to the country’s problems - rather than to pander to party positions that seek to divide people along racial and linguistic lines.