WATCH: Here are the key points Ramaphosa made at the 2026 Sona

2026-02-13 - 20:56

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday evening. Here is a quick recap of what you might have missed. VIDEO: Key points from the 2026 Sona The president will deploy the South African National Defence Force to assist the South African Police Service (Saps) with organised crime and syndicates in the Western Cape and Gauteng Gang-related issues and gender-based violence threaten the state of democracy and safety R28 million will be allocated for foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations R156 billion in funding will be allocated to the water crisis for three years in total, and the president will establish the National Water Crisis Committee The State Security Agency will be investigating the spending habits of senior management at Saps and metro police departments to ensure transparency IDs, driver’s licences, matric certificates and police statements will be digitised on the MyMzansi platform NOW READ: Same script, different Sona? Parliament budgets over R7 million for Ramaphosa’s address