SONA: Ramaphosa clearly does not know what we know
8 February 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa unequivocally demonstrated with his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that both he and the ANC government have totally lost touch with the reality of the problems faced by ordinary South Africans every day.
He apparently does not know what ordinary South Africans know.
One example is load shedding. Last year, the President promised that by the end of 2023 load shedding will be a thing of the past. There is still no sign of that, though. Maybe someone should tell him that this is 2024 already.
He painted a wonderful picture of job creation and prosperity. The reality, however, is that nearly 40% of all South Africans and more than 60% of the country's youth is unemployed.