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The State of the Nation Address (SONA) by the President of South Africa is a speech given by the sitting President of South Africa. It is normally an annual event but in national election years there is one before the election and then one after.
The SONA marks the opening of the new parliamentary session and is considered an important date in the political calendar of the country.
South African History Online. (2014, June 17). State of the Nation Addresses. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/A-0097774
South African History Online (2014) 'State of the Nation Addresses', South African History Online, 17 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/A-0097774 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, State of the Nation Addresses [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/A-0097774, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"State of the Nation Addresses." South African History Online, 17 June 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/A-0097774. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "State of the Nation Addresses." South African History Online. June 17, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/A-0097774.
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