It’s all eyes on President Cyril Ramaphosa as he gears up to deliver an address of his life, this evening at Cape Town City Hall at 7 pm.
Unlike the previous years, the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) finds the country sharing the same sentiments of frustration and lack of trust when it comes to the government.
Several households are bound not to be able to watch the SONA due to the continuous power outages.
South Africa is currently experiencing up to six hours of load shedding per day since October and this has cost the country billions of rands, with business having to close shop and people losing their jobs.
Corruption has also become the cancer that bled the country’s coffers, with little action taken so far to address it.
But According to Ramaphosa, what the public can expect from his address, is a way forward on the ongoing energy crises, growing the economy, creating jobs and fighting corruption.
He said the government will continue to support job creation, directly through the Presidential Employment Stimulus and expand the social protection and support those who are unemployed.
“Our foremost priority is to revive economic growth and create jobs. Through operation Vulindlela government is implementing far-reaching economic reforms to place our economy on a new growth trajectory,” he said.
Speaking on Corruption, the President said to fight corruption they will need to strengthen the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to combat the complex cases of corruption and financial crime.
“Finalise discussions with the judiciary for creation of special court rolls for State Capture and corruption cases,” he said.
