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Sona deflection masks Ramaphosa’s leadership failures

state of the nation address

ON THURSDAY, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his eighth State of the Nation Address (Sona). This was the last Sona under the sixth administration since the demise of apartheid in 1994.

As would be expected, the president’s address attracted accolades and criticisms. While some reflected on the speech with emotion, others based their responses on tangible facts and were objective in their analysis.

First, the president touched on many issues which most of us had predicted that he was going to touch on.

Second, given that 2024

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