SONA 2025 | SANDF to stick to tradition for parade and fly-over, despite DA's request
The SANDF said on Thursday via X that it will be participating in SONA 2025 with a ceremonial guard, fly-past, 21-gun salute, ...
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SONA tribute to SA soldiers killed in DRC as repatriation of remains underway
The deaths of 14 South African soldiers on peacekeeping duty over five thousand kilometres from home was aptly remembered at ...
Briefly on MSN10d
DA Wants State of the Nation Address Military Parade to Be Toned Down, South Africans Disagree
The Democratic Alliance has called on the Speaker of Parliament to cancel the fly-over ahead of the State of the Nation ...
DA calls for cut back of military parade at SONA, citing soldiers' sacrifices in DRC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate reduction of ...
The South African on MSN10d
DA calls for scaling down of military parade in this year’s SONA
DA says it's unbefitting for officials to be entertained by military displays at the SONA given the dire situation SANDF troops face in DRC.
The Citizen10d
Calls to scale down military role at Sona out of respect for SA troops in DRC
“The DA has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate scaling-down of military parade ...
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South Africa: DA Calls for Cut in Military Presence At SONA in Light of DRC Crisis
urging the immediate scaling-down of military parade arrangements for the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 6 February 2025. Specifically, we have called for the cancellation of the ...