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The Citizen reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has high expectations for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address (SONA) on Thursday.
“The President needs to know that this SONA will have political consequences because the public will be giving their verdict in 15 months’ time. What happens in the next few months will be watched closely by workers and South Africans in general,” the trade union federation warned in a statement on Monday. “To restore hope, the Sona needs to present a clear programme and set clear implementation benchmarks and timeframes. The government also needs to account for the implementation of the 2022 SONA commitments as part of building society’s confidence,” said Cosatu. The federation highlighted the current 43% unemployment rate, rising levels of debt and an economy struggling to recover from recession. “These are made worse by 10 hours of load shedding a day, a deteriorating passenger and freight rail network under siege from criminal syndicates, rampant levels of crime and corruption, and dysfunctional municipalities unable to provide basic services. The economy cannot grow, and unemployment cannot be reduced with continuous load shedding. The Lekgotla recommendation for the declaration of a state of disaster needs to be officially implemented,” Cosatu exhorted.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at The Citizen
- Read Cosatu’s press statement in the above regard in full at Politicsweb
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