Sona 2026 LIVE UPDATES | Ramaphosa declares foot-and-mouth disease a national disaster

IN FULL | President Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the state of the nation address at Cape Town’s city hall on Thursday. [IN FULL | President Ramaphosa’s state of the nation addressOpens in new window] President deploys soldiers to gang infested Western Cape President Cyril Ramaphosa has resolved to deploy soldiers to communities under siege from gangsters in the Western Cape and illegal mining activities in Gauteng. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his state of the nation address before the joint sitting of the two houses of parliament on Thursday night.

[President deploys soldiers to gang-infested Western CapeOpens in new window] Ramaphosa declares foot-and-mouth disease a national disaster I welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a State of Disaster to combat Foot-and-Mouth Disease.As outlined by me in January this year, this will strengthen the work already underway, accelerating rollout, tightening movement controls, and unlocking the resources our… Ramaphosa declares SA economy is ‘stronger than ever’ at SONA President Cyril Ramaphosa told the nation that South Africa was in a stronger position economically than it was a year ago, citing growth and rhetoric around reforms. [Sona: Ramaphosa says SA’s economy is ‘stronger than ever’Opens in new window]