PARLIAMENT - President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the final State of the Nation Address for the sixth administration.
This year's address coincides with 30 years of democracy and comes ahead of the general elections.
Members of parliament and guests were called upon by Proudly South African to support local fashion designers with their red carpet looks.
Thami Dish and other style commentators spoke with eNCA as guests began arriving.
@ProudlySA promoting local fashion at this year’s State of the Nation Address #SONA2024 - highlighting the importance of localisation in the clothing and textiles sector in South Africa. #BuyLocal#WearLocalEveryday
— #SONA2024 | Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) February 8, 2024
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Sticking to the Proudly SA theme Minister Lindiwe Zulu tells us about her locally made dress and purse. She also touches on how the Department of Social Development is working to better South Africa. #SONA2024 pic.twitter.com/BWre7Mg5qn
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) February 8, 2024
Proudly SA Local Fashion Police @ SONA https://t.co/2rZvEwpH9C
— Proudly South African (@ProudlySA) February 8, 2024
These are some of SA's finest designers you can buy your #SONA2024 outfit from. No excuse. Kindly do the right thing👍🏼👌🏼
— Proudly South African (@ProudlySA) January 30, 2024
We encourage all SoNA guests to wear local. #BuyLocalToCreateJobs#wearlocaleveryday pic.twitter.com/r6qcoaokU2