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President Cyril Ramaphosa has put economic recovery and structural reforms at the centre of the government’s priorities aimed at resuscitating the economy from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the restoration of Eskom to its former glory as one of government’s four key priorities over the next year.

MONEYWEB app instead? Government’s master plans start to come together, but challenges remain. 05:47  President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers Sona 2021 in Parliament. Image: GCIS Just less than a year ago President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plans were upended by the Covid-19 pandemic. The arrival of the deadly virus could not have come at a worse time. The country’s economy was already stalling and the government’s fiscal position was becoming precarious. But even with Covid-19 forcing a cha...

Sona 2021: Lets support businesses and individuals most affected - Ramaphosa 11 February 2021 8:47 PM Share This: President Cyril Ramaphosas address focuses on COVID-19, economic recovery and reforms as well as the fight against corruption. Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David Mabuza, Former President Thabo Mbeki and Mrs Mbeki, Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Former Deputy Pr...

In December 2020, government and its social partners signed the Eskom Social Compact. It outlines the necessary actions to meet the countrys energy needs now and into the future. Restoring Eskom to operational and financial health and accelerating its restructuring process is central to South Africas economic recovery plan, President Cyril Ramaphosa said during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. "Eskom has been restructured into three separate entities for generation, transmiss...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid out four pillars that the government is focused on for this year: dealing with Covid-19; accelerating economic recovery; creating jobs and inclusive economic growth; and fighting corruption and strengthen the state. 


President Cyril Ramaphosa says efforts were under way to assist Eskom to procure additional megawatts of electricity as the embattled SOE continues to struggle to keep the lights on.

This is President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address delivered in Parliament on Thursday, 11 February 2021.

With rolling blackouts and poor performance, Ramaphosa felt compelled to address the issue of Eskom during SONA 2021 but will plans be executed?

READ IT IN FULL: Ramaphosa’s 2021 state of the nation address PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David Mabuza, Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and esteemed members of the judiciary, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members of the National Council of Provinces, Dean of the European Region, representing the Diplomatic Corps, HE Mr B...