This commitment was made by the SA government almost 3 years ago, in the National Strategic Plan 2007 - 2011. For the past 3 years we have applauded on the NSP and the goals that have been set, action as usual has been slow. It is an outrage to use something that took years of consulting and commitment from different stakeholder, some of whom have been ungracefully axed from government and don't even feature in this new cabinet, and use it as a draw card for the way forward. If that is all the president is promising, then it's nothing new. I just hope the commitment has been to actually move forward and make the goals of the NSP more realistic.

It is a familiar trend in Africa, promises, promises, promises. Bring back the death penalty and get rid of your corrupt police force that will help. Heaven help the visitors when they come for the World Cup, rape,theft and murder will abound. We can see the gangs lining up to steal the loot that these unfortunates wll offer. What a joke. And Zuma please tell us about your promises for sorting out your thug, murdering and kleptomaniac neighbour called Robert Mugabe. To create jobs all you have to do is remove that scum and send the Zimabaweans back to Zimbabwe and you will create more than 500 000 jobs.

WE will not discredit or discourage the hope that President Zuma has. However, President Zuma needs to know that it is not a good for him to make promises that he cannot keep. I said the word PROMISE. Attempting to create half a million jobs is one thing, but to say you promise is another. If he does not create half a million jobs, then he has showed his citizens that he is a lier. Because he said he Promised.

I do hope that Mr President will fulfil his promises of saying that half million jobs wll be created for South African over the next few six months to come.The motive behind of this is that since he has been in the politics with the leaders over the past years may be he discovered that gap even though he didnt had power by then, so now is the chance for him to prove to the nation.From MR Pain @ UZ

If Zuma and Mbeki had spent all those billions on local arms procurement and not overseas, he might have created that number of jobs. It was just self enrichment that made them virtually close down our local arms industry which South Africa will rue for the next generation.

Angaas, under President Mbeki South African economy prospered and jobs were created. There was more credibility of South Africa international, under Mbeki. Under Apartheid a few prospered, at the expense of the majority. Your comments just remind us just how bitter white minorities have become and largely cynical.

Nancy Dubosse's article about Zuma is typical of articles coming out of the so called institute of democracy for Africa in Cape Town. The students and articles they produce tends to have a neo-colonial bias about all things Africa. A lots of preaching about what is wrong with Africa as oppossed to what is going on now.

Zuma lost the Cape, which is very white/colored and tends to disagree with the black majority. Rather than call Zuma wishingful thinking, why not hold him accountable for his words. Africans need to be sceptical about articles from this neo-colonial institution. Cape Town is so different from the rest of Africa, one wonders what right Captonians have of lecturing Africa!

A lot of white/Black conflicts in Capetowm. And probably vey snobbish and out of date anglo's who are a major problem in Southern Africa. The articles from this institute bother me and they are a red flag of neo-colonial and aparthied mentality!!!!

I see this as a challenge to every South African to ensure that this happens. As for me, I can't sit outside and watch if the president achieves this. It is also my duty within my small business to ensure that I contribute towards this 500,000. It's a challenge I am already embracing. If we fail, then at least I would know that I contributed to whatever number would be achieved. Let's stop being cynical and start building this country - we are all responsible - not just the government.