WHEN President Jacob Zuma gives his ninth state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday, thousands of people will rally together in major centres to protest against the state of his presidency.
The Donkin Reserve in Central, along with venues in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria, will host what is collectively expected to be tens of thousands of supporters of the campaign.
The event, a “non-political and non-religious” initiative of the Save Our Nation Alliance, will be held between 4.30pm and 7.30pm in each city.
It will coincide with Zuma’s address – which will be broadcast live from parliament in Cape Town.
Campaign regional organiser Renaldo Gouws described the event as a form of “sit-in” protest against Zuma’s embattled presidency and an opportunity to exercise democracy, as ordinary people would have an opportunity to air their views.
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