President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent anecdote featuring "Tintswalo" has sparked mixed reactions from South Africans who believe that the promises of progress and prosperity have been squandered and stolen by the governing African National Congress (ANC).
President Cyril Ramaphosa 's recent anecdote featuring " Tintswalo " has sparked mixed reactions from South Africa ns who believe that the promises of progress and prosperity have been squandered and stolen by the governing African National Congress ( ANC ). President Ramaphosa depicted a narrative of a child named Tintswalo , born in 1994, symbolising the transformation of South Africa 's society since the dawn of democracy.
Trade union federation COSATU praised Ramaphosa’s address, saying that his presidency had been the most difficult of any of his predecessors. The union said that Ramaphosa inherited a state devastated by a decade of state capture and corruption. However, Ramaphosa's success story did not land as intended on the opposition benches, with many accusing him of dishonesty about Tintswalo's reality. Freedom Front Plus leader, Pieter Groenewald:"I am worried about the president of South Africa and the reason I say that, if I listen to his State of the Nation Address, it is quite clear that he's totally out of touch with the realities of South Africa
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