During the 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA), an unexpected moment of humor came from Imbongi (praise poet) Inako Mateza, who had the audience,

Inako Mateza is performing at this year's State of the Nation Address as an imbongi, or praise poet, to welcome the President.

In her 10th year as a poet, 19-year-old Inako Mateza was selected as the first woman from the Eastern Cape to become the praise poet for the State of...

Major routes around Cape Town will be affected on Thursday evening as Parliament hosts the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall.

SA has reacted to the praise singing at the SONA 2025 by imbongi, Inako Mateza, in which she called President Ramaphosa “my cupcake.”

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2025 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town's City Hall on Thursday night.MK Party calls out Ramaphosa’s...

President Cyril Ramaphosa - and the rest of South Africa - were tickled pink after SONA Imbongi Inako Mateza referred to him as 'Cupcake'.

President Cyril Ramaphosa held the 2025 State of the Nation Address in Cape Town on Thursday evening.

Politicians had mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2025. It was also his first SONA under the...

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has harshly criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA),...