What should Zuma say during #SONA2016? It's all in the constitution
PICTURE: ELMOND JIYANE The state of the nation address is one of the highlights of the political calendar. The president, acting as head of the national executive, assembles parliamentarians, provincial premiers and members of the judiciary to spell out to them, and to the nation, the government’s plans for the year ahead.Recent developments concerning the economy and our national finances make this year’s the most important since the dawn of the new order in 1994. The drought, the state of the international economy and the persistence of poverty, inequality, and unemployment and underemployment are all factors needing urgent attention if SA is to survive as a functioning constitutional democracy under the rule of law.In his address last year, President Jacob Zuma said the economy "needs a major push forward" and he spelled out an action plan to "ignite growth and create jobs". This included resolving the energy challenge; revitalising agriculture and the agro-processing value chain...
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