Voices | ANC 108 - President Cyril Ramaphosa should report on progress and make fewer promises.
That must be the only way to keep South Africans hopeful after hearing two January 8 statements loaded with promises of the ANC in government but facing seemingly intractable problems in an ailing economy and society.
There is currently a disjuncture between the citizen’s lived experiences and whatever measures to change the situation government and big business claim to be making. That is why the president cannot approach his January 8 statement as if it is against a neutral background. As such, many in the private and public sectors consider issues arising from the January 8 statement among the most important in the strategic review processes for a given year as it happens just as the year starts before the state of the nation address and annual budget.
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