South Africa: Honour Your Promises President - MPs

10 February 2012

Cape Town — Most of the members of parliament had the same message for President Jacob Zuma after his state-of-the-nation address - honour and act on your promises.

Many government officials at parliament complained that the promises that the president will give must not only be on paper for the sake of reading it to people but they must be fully implemented in the affected areas.

Leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) Helen Zille said she was expecting the president to address important issues of job creation, education and health during his state of the nation address and again act on it in the affected areas in the country.

ANC MP for Kwazulu-Natal Gloria Borman said she expects Zuma to talk about jobs, economic growth and education.

Mpumalanga MP Eunice Nyalunga said she is expecting President Zuma to address issues of crime and corruption which are affecting the everyday life of the people.

Some of the MPs even doubted the future of president Jacob Zuma in the presidency if he continues making promises without implementing changes.

DA shadow minister of Police Dianne Kohler said: "Zuma is on the ropes, he gave us many promises but there's a lot he has to answer for to the people. His career is on the line."

Mlindi Nhanha from the Congress of the People (COPE) in the Eastern Cape, was very pessimistic - and blunt - about his expectations of the president's speech. "I'm quite honest, I don't expect much from him."

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