Happening now: President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken to the podium to deliver the #SONA2021 before a hybrid sitting.
#SONA2021 | Ramaphosa briefly commemorates the release of the late former president Nelson Mandela from the Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town in 1990.
'It was clear that freedom was tangible.'
#SONA2021 | Ramaphosa likens the country's resilience to that of the fynboos.
"We have risen time and time again from the depths of darkness to herald a new day."
#SONA2021 | Ramaphosa hails the efforts of front liners and essential workers amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. We have made mistakes but we have also stood together.
"It is a story of solidarity and compassion."
#SONA2021 | Ramaphosa: This year is about change, progress and rebirth.