R4-million budgeted for 2022 State of the Nation Address proceedings

Taxpayers are set to fork around R4-million for this year’s State of the Nation Address proceedings.

This year’s SONA will, like in 2020, be hosted in a hybrid fashion.

Some delegates will attend the event in person at the Cape Town City Hall, while others will attend the event virtually.

The acting secretary of Parliament, Baby Tyawa says extra expenses have to be budgeted for, this year, after the fire at Parliament in January.

The amount includes the cost of proceedings for the post-SONA debates and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reply.

Tyawa says the 2020 SONA cost taxpayers around R208,000.

Access the full Parliamentary briefing here.

The road closures, mostly in the CBD, will affect the normal flow of traffic to and around the City Hall. As such, road users are asked to plan their routes accordingly.

— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) February 8, 2022

To accommodate the State of the Nation Address at the City Hall on Thursday, 10 February 2022, there will be several road closures in the city.

See: https://t.co/rilDz2KfPX for a detailed breakdown of the closures, restrictions, alternative routes and deviations: #CTNews pic.twitter.com/2kw0Ol7tYw

— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) February 8, 2022

R4-million budgeted for 2022 State of the Nation Address proceedings

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