PARLIAMENT: The Week: It’s all about SONA2020 By Parliamentary Monitoring Group
The 2020 State of the Nation Address, due to be delivered at 7pm on Thursday 13 February before a combined gathering of Parliament, the Judiciary and the public, will be a report on the economic and social state of the nation, and include a review of the past year and priorities for the current year.
The occasion is steeped in tradition and includes a red carpet procession, a 21-gun salute and an Air Force flypast. As the President steps up to the dais, he will know that there are a lot of expectations and that the public and financial markets will be watching the speech closely.Despite the scant two-day schedule there are several interesting meetings lurking in the committee corridor this week. Here is a breakdown:
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