WATCH | Why Sona was cancelled

On January 6, 2018, National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete announced that Sona has been postponed indefinitely. Sunday Times political reporter Qaanitah Hunter explains why this happened and what could happen next.

A grim-faced President Jacob Zuma at the ANC's elective conference in Johannesburg last month where his political future was, in effect, sealed. Picture: Simphiwe Nkwali
A grim-faced President Jacob Zuma at the ANC's elective conference in Johannesburg last month where his political future was, in effect, sealed. Picture: Simphiwe Nkwali

On January 6, 2018, National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete announced that Sona has been postponed indefinitely. Sunday Times political reporter Qaanitah Hunter explains why this happened and what could happen next.

The Presidency said that President Jacob Zuma had requested the postponement due to "certain developments which make it not conducive to successfully hold the sitting and deliver the SONA".