Sona 2023

How Ramaphosa’s promises panned out

Ramaphosa has promised much during his state of the nation addresses over the years, but delivered little

05 February 2023 - 00:01

In 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa promised a new dawn in his inaugural state of the nation (Sona) address. Six years later, South Africans say they are living a nightmare. ..

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