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  • South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • Geordin Hill-Lewis, Executive Mayor of Cape Town & wife Carla Hill-Lewis attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town. - Ashraf Hendricks
  • A member of Operation Dudula is arrested by police during a protest at the G20 leaders summit in Johannesburg. - Ihsaan Haffejee
  • Over a thousand people gathered at Constitutional Hill Precinct in Johannesburg to demonstrate against GBV - Ihsaan Haffejee
  • Demonstrators dressed in black gathered on the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town to show solidarity with those affected by gender-based violence - Ashraf Hendricks

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2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Pieter Groenewald, Minister of Correctional Services attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Siviwe Gwarube, Minister of Basic Education attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Phophi Ramathuba, Premier of Limpopo Province attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Phophi Ramathuba, Premier of Limpopo Province attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Sisisi Tolashe, Minister of Social Development attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Naledi Pandor, new Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University (NMU) attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026
SONA 2026
SONA 2026
Julius Malema, EFF Leader attends the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town.
12 February 2026

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