A lot of the criticism was directed at President Cyril Ramaphosa over the two days of debate, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) continuing its scathing rebuke of the president’s tenure.
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said that President CyriL Ramaphosa's failure to get rid of underperforming ministers had left the party with no choice but to ask Parliament to decide the future of Ramphosa’s ministers.
On Monday, MPs from the ANC and the opposition debated the speech which has received a mixed reaction. While the DA commended certain aspects of the speech, others like the EFF dismissed the speech as neo-liberal.
Nothing in the State of the Nation Address signified that the president and his administration know how to win back the trust of the impoverished who feel let down by them.
Cabinet says government's programme of action following the State of the Nation Address will be informed by the national budget that will be tabled later this month.
Many commentators have been raising concern about the president’s political considerations that appeared to put the interests of the ANC ahead of the country.
ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile said government would succeed in rebuilding South Africa's economy if the ruling party was cohesive and strong.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that government would continue to look at different ways of providing income support to poor South Africans.
African National Congress (ANC) treasurer-general Paul Mashatile said that one of South Africa's biggest challenges was to rebuild the economy.
On Thursday night, Ramaphosa announced former Exxaro CEO Sipho Nkosi was to head a team in the Presidency to cut government red tape.
Eskom, corruption, cannabis, employment and COVID-19 - the top five things President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted in his 2022 State of the Nation Address.
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Some analysts were still bogged down by the messaging and wonder whether they’d actually translate into action.
The fight against corruption was Ramaphosa’s ticket to the highest seat in the land but its success remains an elusive task for the president.
President Cyril Rampahosa said that the problems in the South African economy were deep and structural and included electricity supply.
The universal scheme was one of the most anticipated subjects ahead of the speech, which spells out the government’s plans for the year but President Cyril Ramaphosa said that more consultations were still needed to decide on the way forward.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former mining boss and chairperson of the Small Business Institute, Sipho Nkosi to head up the team.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) leaders were left unimpressed by Ramaphosa’s speech on Thursday night, with the EFF’s Julius Malema calling for his resignation over the July 2021 anarchy that left more than 300 people dead.
