President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address has been met with mixed reaction. He detailed plans to fix local government, address poverty and the high cost of living, and infrastructure maintenance to reignite the slow-growing economy, with opposition party leaders saying he did not write the speech himself.

His address has been welcomed by the DA...

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