A Sona for (almost) all — Ramaphosa’s masterclass in political crowd-pleasing

Daily Maverick | 13.02.2026 07:23
Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona) was many things: long, densely packed, administratively ambitious. But above all, it was politically shrewd. This was a Sona designed to send at least one carefully calibrated signal to almost every constituency in the country.