Jacob Zuma to attend his first Sona since resigning as president [VIDEO]

Former heads of state and presiding officers get automatic invites to the Sona, but Zuma has been absent from the event.

After years of snubbing Parliament, former president and leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe party Jacob Zuma will attend the State of the Nation Address in Cape Town on Thursday.

This will include a 21-gun salute, an aircraft fly-past, a ceremonial guard, the singing of the national anthem, a full military band, and processions featuring provincial speakers, premiers, the judiciary, the deputy president and the president.National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces , Refilwe Mtsweni, on Wednesday addressed a media briefing on Parliament’s preparations for the 2025 Sona.

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