GCIS hosts country-wide community activations as part of raising and educating the public on the state of the nation address (SoNA) and what the public can expect to hear from the president’s speechThe State of the Nation Address (SoNA) is an annual event, in which the President of South Africa addresses the nation on the programmes of government. The address is delivered at a Joint Sitting of Parliament, including both the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and focuses on the current political and socio-economic state of the nation. Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in collaboration with other stakeholders will host outreaches in the form of activations, community media engagements, dialogues (i.e. Access to Information, Community Radio, Community TV, Mall and Taxi Rank Activations, Road Intersection Activations, School Activation, support to Mayors and Provincial State of the Provincial Address), as well as Public Educations sessions and civic education awareness to encourage the public to participate and follow the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) through main stream media, and online and digital platforms. The outreaches will also be encouraging, and collation of data from the public on what they expect Government and the President to urgently address.