SONA2020: Five tough issues Ramaphosa needs to address
The president will have to convince the country about government's plans to create jobs. The unemployment rate in the country has reached record levels of 29.1-percent and remained unchanged, according to the latest labour survey by Statistics South Africa. Youth unemployment remains a concern.is not growing to what it needs to be. 2019 was a tough year with the economy contracting. Predictions indicate that the economy will not grow by 1-percent this year.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday evening. Courtesy
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