Respect Mlambo

Persuasive strategies and ideological framing in Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address: a critical discourse analysis

This study examines persuasive strategies and ideological framing in the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The study adopted a descriptive qualitative research design and was grounded in Teun A. van Dijk’s socio-cognitive and ideologi...