In this clip provided by SA journalist Paddi Clay, late former president Nelson Mandela speaks about what it means to be free from prison after 27 years.

Legendary trumpeter, Stompie Manana says jazz artists must continue to play indigenous music and not forget about it,

The ANC Youth League will on Friday march to ABSA head offices in Johannesburg.

Dr Cathleen Powell, says the security situation in Parliament during President Jacob Zuma's State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) Thursday night has sent alarm bells for democracy in South Africa.

DA says it will be in court today to challenge the deployment of the SANDF and police to parliament during the State-of-the-Nation address.

National spokesperson of Numsa Phakamile Hlubi says the union’s workers have rejected the minimum wage.

ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa says 12 urgent tasks have been put up which the president needs to reflect in the State of the Nation Address (SONA)

(DA) Chief Whip in Parliament John Steenhuisen says the presidency is paranoid and they still don’t have answers as to why they want such a large deployment of soldiers during the SONA.

President Jacob Zuma says he is looking forward to deliver his much anticipated State of the Nation Address later today.

Veteran trumpeter, Stompie Manana who was also born in Sophiatown in 1935 says what the government did to them was inhumane and they did not want to go to where they were sending them.