The President has indicated that the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, to enable him to deliver his State of the Nation Address, will take place on 20 June 2019 at 19h00.

The presiding officers of Parliament; National Assembly Speaker, Thandi Modise; and National Council of Provinces Chairperson, Amos Masondo; have received a letter from President Cyril Ramaphosa advising them of the date for the first SoNA for the Sixth Democratic Parliament.

In terms of Section 84 of the Constitution, the President may summon both houses of Parliament to an extraordinary sitting to conduct special business, such as the SoNA.

At an appropriate time, the pesiding officers of Parliament will apprise the public of the details of the SoNA ceremony, which is the second this year, and the necessary preparations being put in place in line with the institution’s constitutional functions.