{"id":810542,"date":"2025-02-06T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=810542"},"modified":"2026-02-12T07:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:51:32","slug":"where-to-watch-the-2025-state-of-the-nation-address-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/810542\/where-to-watch-the-2025-state-of-the-nation-address-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch the 2025 State of the Nation Address live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his ninth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at 19h00 tonight, 6 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The address will be streamed and broadcasted through several channels, such as news channels, radio stations, DStv, and live-streaming sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramaphosa&#8217;s address will be the first SONA of the Government of National Unity (GNU), with business leaders hoping that the President prioritises economic growth initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the SONA from the following sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ParliamentofRSA\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Parliament TV<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/enewschannel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ENCA<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/sabcdigitalnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SABC<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DStv channel 408<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The SONA will also be streamed live below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SONA 2025 LIVE SHOW\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zHfChcByID4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busiswe Mavuso said that the President can use the SONA to consolidate confidence in the GNU, by committing to working with partners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mavuso said that the President should use his speech to focus on efforts to deliver 3% economic growth by the end of 2025, which will be enough to lower unemployment, increase investment and generate tax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3% growth figure comes from the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and is based on the country achieving reforms in four key areas: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electricity shortages;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logistics challenges;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water constraints; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Governance failures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mavuso also noted that Momentum is building towards South Africa hosting the G20 event later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that the President can use SONA to reinforce the government&#8217;s commitment to leading the G20 agenda and supporting global policy shifts that enable growth in emerging markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s leadership of the G20 has gotten off to a tough start, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stating that he will not visit South Africa later this month over concerns surrounding the recently passed expropriation act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US President Donald Trump also said that he would cut funding to South Africa over claims that the state is expropriating land and treating certain classes of people terribly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&#8217;s claims have been refuted by the South African government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking beyond SONA, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver the 2025 Budget Speech in two weeks, which Mavuso hopes will also focus on reforms to improve the business environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-businesstech wp-block-embed-businesstech\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2OjAXsoUmw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/810535\/disaster-looming-for-south-africa\/\">Disaster looming for South Africa<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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