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SOUTH AFRICA: Ramaphosa Delivers SONA, Rubio To Skip G20 Summit In Jo'burg

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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight, his first one since the formation of the Government of the National Unity (GNU). The list of issues warranting his attention has been piling in recent months, amid escalating domestic and international tensions. While there has appeared to be some reprieve on the domestic front, South Africa remains at odds with the Trump administration over the recently adopted Expropriation Act and with Rwanda over the ongoing conflict in the Democratic People's Republic of the Congo (DRC). Some commentators have suggested that this may encourage the President to shift the focus of his speech to foreign policy, which would be somewhat unusual. Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA before a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament from 17:00GMT/19:00SAST.
    • Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that parties forming the GNU managed to reach compromise over the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) law, one of the key bones of contention in the ruling coalition. The DA and the African National Congress (ANC) also said that they will work together to iron out differences over controversial language and education laws.
    • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip the G20 summit in Johannesburg over South Africa's expropriation law, which has come under attack by US President Donald Trump, as well as allegedly using the summit to promote "DEI and climate change." Elsewhere, Ramaphosa and his Rwandan and Congolese counterparts may meet during a summit in Tanzania this weekend to discuss regional security.
  • The DA pushed back against speculation that a leadership challenge is possible before party elective congress due to take place in 2026, calling it a "fantasy" aimed at sowing division.
  • South Africa's electricity production/consumption data for December will cross the wires at 11:00GMT/13:00SAST.
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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight, his first one since the formation of the Government of the National Unity (GNU). The list of issues warranting his attention has been piling in recent months, amid escalating domestic and international tensions. While there has appeared to be some reprieve on the domestic front, South Africa remains at odds with the Trump administration over the recently adopted Expropriation Act and with Rwanda over the ongoing conflict in the Democratic People's Republic of the Congo (DRC). Some commentators have suggested that this may encourage the President to shift the focus of his speech to foreign policy, which would be somewhat unusual. Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA before a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament from 17:00GMT/19:00SAST.
    • Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that parties forming the GNU managed to reach compromise over the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) law, one of the key bones of contention in the ruling coalition. The DA and the African National Congress (ANC) also said that they will work together to iron out differences over controversial language and education laws.
    • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip the G20 summit in Johannesburg over South Africa's expropriation law, which has come under attack by US President Donald Trump, as well as allegedly using the summit to promote "DEI and climate change." Elsewhere, Ramaphosa and his Rwandan and Congolese counterparts may meet during a summit in Tanzania this weekend to discuss regional security.
  • The DA pushed back against speculation that a leadership challenge is possible before party elective congress due to take place in 2026, calling it a "fantasy" aimed at sowing division.
  • South Africa's electricity production/consumption data for December will cross the wires at 11:00GMT/13:00SAST.