Department of Government Communication & Information System - Republic of South Africa
Department of Government Communication & Information System - Republic of South Africa
01/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/29/2026 05:12
Government Communications hosts community activations ahead of State of the Nation Address
29 January 2026
GCIS hosts country-wide community activations as part of raising and educating the public on the state of the nation address (SoNA) and what the public can expect to hear from the president's speech
The State of the Nation Address (SoNA) is an annual event, in which the President of South Africa addresses the nation on the programmes of government. The address is delivered at a Joint Sitting of Parliament, including both the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and focuses on the current political and socio-economic state of the nation.
The speech marks the opening of the Parliamentary programme and attracts interest from various stakeholders nationally and internationally as it sets the government agenda for the forthcoming year.
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in collaboration with other stakeholders will host outreaches in the form of activations, community media engagements, dialogues (i.e. Access to Information, Community Radio, Community TV, Mall and Taxi Rank Activations, Road Intersection Activations, School Activation, support to Mayors and Provincial State of the Provincial Address), as well as Public Educations sessions and civic education awareness to encourage the public to participate and follow the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) through main stream media, and online and digital platforms.
GCIS will also be encouraging the public to comment on what they would want the President to say during his speech and subsequent SONA reply to the debate post SoNA.
The Outreaches aims to encourage members of the public to participate in the upcoming SoNA by watching TV, listening to community media or being part of the event through social media by following #SoNA2026 on various social media platforms. The outreaches will also be encouraging, and collation of data from the public on what they expect Government and the President to urgently address.
Members of the media are invited to partner with GCIS and cover grassroot stories of activities championed by GCIS through its Provincial, Metro and District offices who's contacts are as follows:
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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Office Provincial Director: Ndala Mngadi Physical address: 21 JoeSlovo Street, Durban Postal address: Private Bag X54332, Durban, 4000 Tel: 031 3016787 Fax: 031 305 9431 Cell: 082 877 9420 E-mail: [email protected] |
Free State Provincial Office Provincial Director: Ms Yolisa Blom Physical address: Shop 87, Bloem Plaza, EastBurger Street, Bloemfontein Postal address: PO Box995, Bloemfontein, 9300 Tel: 051 4484505 Fax: 051 430 7032 Cell: 072 130 9893 E-mail: [email protected] |
North West Provincial Office Provincial Director: Boitumelo Mosadi Physical address: Nicol Centre, corner Carrington & Martin Streets, Mafikeng Postal address: Private Bag X2120, Mafikeng, 2745 Tel: 018 3817071 Fax: 018 381 7066 Cell: 073 245 0906 E-mail: [email protected] |
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Limpopo Provincial Office Provincial Director: Mr Thanyani Ravhura Physical address: Old Mutual Building, 66 Hans van Rensburg Street, Polokwane Postal address: PO Box 2452, Polokwane, 0700 Tel: 015 2914689 Fax: 015 295 6982 Cell: 082 421 3461 E-mail: [email protected] |
Western Cape Provincial Office Provincial Director: Ms Geraldine Thopps Physical Address: 8 Riebeeck Street Norton Rose Building Foreshore Cape Town Postal Address: P O Box 1924 Cape Town 8000 Tel: 021 4180533 Cell: 065 949 5545 Email: [email protected] |
Eastern CapeProvincial Office Provincial Director (Acting): Ms Nandipa Sondati-Thawa Physical address: Ground floor, Union Arcade Building, Union Street, East London Postal address: Private Bag X608, East London, 5200 Tel: 043 722 2602 Fax: 043 722 2615 Cell: 079 571 1305 E-mail: [email protected] |
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Gauteng Provincial Office Provincial Director (Acting): Senzeni Ngubane Physical address: Ikusasa Building (ground floor), Cnr Commissioner and Von Brandis Street, Johannesburg Postal address: Private Bag X16, Johannesburg, 2000 Tel: 011 331 0164 Cell: 065 595 5203 E-mail: [email protected] |
Mpumalanga Provincial Office Provincial Director: Ms Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota Physical address: Medsen Building, Ground floor, 14 Henshall Street, Nelspruit Postal address: PO Box 2856 Nelspruit, 1200 Tel: 013 7532397 Fax: 013 753 2531 Cell: 084 708 4214 E-mail: [email protected] |
Northern CapeProvincial Office Provincial Director: Mr Ofentse Moeti Physical address: 7-9 Currey Street, Kimberley Postal address: Private Bag X5038, Kimberley, 8300 Tel: 053 8321378 Fax: 053 832 1377 Cell: 084 390 4330 E-mail: [email protected] |
Enquiries on the broader SONA communication outreach, kindly reach out to:
Mr Ndlelantle Pinyana
Chief Director: Provincial and Local Liaison in the GCIS
Cell: 076 142 8606
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