Every year, South Africans huddle around their flickering televisions for the State of the Nation Address (SONA), praying for some good news and an uninterrupted power supply. What do we get? More promises than a used car salesman at a fire sale.
President Ramaphosa always looks like he’s about to announce something groundbreaking – but it turns out to be another committee to investigate what the last committee failed to investigate. By the end of the speech, we’ve got enough hot air to power a small wind farm, but somehow, our lights are still out.
