On Tuesday 9 July 2013, President Jacob Zuma announced wide ranging changes to the National Executive (i.e. Cabinet) and the fourth in as many years during the term of the current administration since coming into in 2009 and with general elections on the horizon in 2014. Three altogether new appointments were announced, all of whom […]
Following the delivery of the State of the Nation Address to Parliament by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday 9 February 2012, political parties commenced debate on the president’s announcements in Parliament’s National Assembly on Tuesday 14 February 2012. Despite the debate commencing on Valentines Day, there was no love lost between opposition political parties and […]
Following the delivery of President Jacob Zuma’s 4th State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday 9 February 2012, this is how leaders of political parties represented in Parliament initially responded to the presidents announcements. All visuals are courtesy of the South African Broadcasting Corporation and also be viewed on the ETHICORE YouTube Channel […]
In case you missed it, here is video (visuals courtesy of the South African Broadcasting Corporation) of the build-up, pre-speech analysis and delivery of the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Jacob Zuma to the Joint Sitting of Parliament’s National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, on Thursday 9 February 2012. The video […]
On 9 February 2012, President Jacob Zuma delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provincial of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. The State of the Nation Address is a significant and landmark event on the national political calendar for […]
With 10 days to go until President Jacob Zuma delivers the annual State of the Nation Address to the Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament, we at ETHICORE have launched a Facebook Page, as an interactive platform to engage in critical dialogue, debate and information exchange on the State of the Nation Address. The […]