DA Wants State of the Nation Address Military Parade to Be Toned Down, South Africans Disagree [Video]

• The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants the annual fly-over to be cancelled ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA)
• The party argued that it would be inappropriate to have a military display at SONA when soldiers were dying abroad
• Social media users slammed the party’s request, saying that the fly-over was part of a longstanding tradition

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Speaker of Parliament to tone down the military parade arrangements ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

SONA 2025 will be held at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday, 6 February, in what promises to be a flashy affair. Last year’s event cost R6.5 million to organise.

SONA is often preceded by a grand militarydisplay, but the DA has called on Thoko Didiza to scale down the …