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Ramaphosa’s 6th Sona a poor show, SA deserves better

Powder Puff Politics:

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s 6th State of the Nation Address (Sona) was an insult to the nation. The ANC is more concerned with “staying in power” in the upcoming election than in providing the framework for democracy to reign supreme within which our people can truly be free and prosper.

Ramaphosa’s speech might have had moments of promise, but ultimately it fell short of addressing critical issues plaguing South Africa. While he touched upon some key areas of concern, there were glaring omissions and a lack of concrete plans to address the country’s most pressing challenges that served to highlight the string of broken promises the ANC has achieved in this administration.

His storytelling, because that’s what it was, a fabrication that included the tale of Tinstwalo, Ramaphosa and the

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