President ignores the elephant in the room

If President Jacob Zuma were to be believed things have never looked rosier in South Africa and he was much beloved by the masses of South Africans who believed he was doing an outstanding job. Delivering his State of the Nation address to parliament, he conceded that the ongoing drought was a problem but he […]

Zurna ignores ratings agencies wake-up calls

Debt managers say there was nothing in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) that offered any hope the government understood how dire the financial situation is for South Africans. CEO of Debt Rescue, one of the largest debt management companies in South Africa, Neil Roets, said: “A clear indication of just how […]

No sign government sees severity of crisis

Zuma referred several times to responsibilities falling to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan following Sona. Political parties and experts in the finance sector agree that President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday fell short of bringing South Africans any solace about the country’s ailing economy. In his speech, Zuma referred several times […]

What SAfricans say about #SONA2016

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma seems to have failed to impress with Thursday’s State of the Nation Address as commentators say he delivered no real solutions. This comes despite Zuma’s promises to cut down on state spending, and eliminate fruitless and wasteful expenditure. All sorts of things are going – from trips overseas to one […]