Parliament promises ‘no fanciful things’ at a Sona sans bling

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On February 10 President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the address at the same venue former president Nelson Mandela made his first address to the nation after being released from prison on February 11 1990 — the Cape Town city hall.

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Details of what is expected on the day were outlined during a joint programming committee meeting of the national assembly and national council of provinces on Thursday morning. Ramaphosa will be ushered in by a Setswana praise singer and, in honour of those who died of Covid-19 in 2021, there is a proposal for a lantern-lighting ceremony in the foyer of the city hall. On the budget, Xaso said: “The figure is around R1.9m at the moment, but that figure is being refined and could go down.” said: “Last year we had a very lean and mean Sona ... We would suggest that there should be no undue razzmatazz and additional expense that went with Sona three years ago.

On security on the day, MPs were told that the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure was scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss matters. The EFF’s Floyd Shivambu asked for clarity on the number of people that would be permitted to attend the address saying, “We are of the view that in the current Covid-19 regulations and lockdown it is permissible to have 1,000 people in an indoor facility and 2,000 outdoors.

 

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Those policies mustnt bore us with their excesses. They must wear black. We are in mourning.

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