President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his seventh state of the nation address on Thursday at a parlous juncture in his tenure.
An energy crisis dating back to 2008 dramatically intensified last year and rolling blackouts have been imposed for 102 consecutive days to prevent the grid from collapsing, hobbling the economy. There’s also widespread public anger over a 33% unemployment rate, surging living costs and the near collapse of government services in many towns.
With next year’s elections gearing up to be the most hotly contested since apartheid ended in 1994, Ramaphosa needs to provide solutions to the country’s myriad problems to bolster his chances of winning another term. He’ll deliver his speech in the Cape Town city hall, because parliament is still being rebuilt after being gutted by a fire.Steps to curb load-shedding, and put Eskom back on a sound financial footing are likely to be front and centre of Ramaphosa’s speech.
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