The State of the Nation Address Sona2023 is due on Thursday; experts and opposition parties say they have low expectations after President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to fulfil his 2021 and 2022 commitments. Click here for the full story➡️
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address in Parliament on 11 February 2021. Picture: POOL/Gallo Images/Die Burger/Esa Alexander
“There are no expectations for the Sona 2023, given that none of the structural problems in the economy have really been addressed over the last year or two,” he said. However, Silke said, many of these issues – just like Ramaphosa’s promise of a corruption-free SA – remained a pipe dream. “We really wanted to see the implementation” of all Ramaphosa’s promises. “Instead, we’ve seen intensified load shedding, an increase in vandalism – one of the objectives was to decrease crime and reduce vandalism which is one of the reasons we do not have electricity.
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