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South Africa: Economy, Covid-19 are Priorities in 2021 - Ramaphosa
SAnews.gov.za, 11 February 2021
In a year where the economy took a huge knock as the COVID-19 pandemic halted production, President Cyril Ramaphosa says defeating the health crisis and rebuilding the economy are… Read more »
South African State of Nation Address 'Signals Tough Times Ahead'
President Cyril Ramaphosa says defeating the health crisis and rebuilding the economy are among the key priorities for the year ahead. The president delivered his State of the Nation Address on February 11, 2021 and said the government had secured nine million jabs of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, which would be used to vaccinate healthcare workers. He began his speech by comparing the people of South Africa to fynbos plants, which grow again after being ravaged by fire - which the Daily Maverick's Marianne Merten says signals tough times ahead in spite of a three-month extension of the R350 Covid-19 grant and undertakings on independent power production. The address was preceded by the lighting of a candle in remembrance of South Africans who lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. There were just 50 people present to hear the speech, with everyone else attending virtually.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation address on February 11, 2021
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South Africa: Text of President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2021 State of the Nation Address
Govt of SA, 11 February 2021
State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Parliament, Cape Town Read more »
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South Africa: First Batch of Johnson & Johnson Vaccines to Arrive Next Week - Ramaphosa
SAnews.gov.za, 11 February 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the first batch of the in-demand Johnson & Johnson vaccines against COVID-19 will land in South Africa next week. Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa Outlines Interventions for Power Utility Eskom
SAnews.gov.za, 11 February 2021
Government will in 2021 continue to work closely with Eskom on proposals to improve the energy utility's financial position, manage its debt and reduce its dependence on the… Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa Has Failed to Protect Economy and Democracy - Opposition
DA, 11 February 2021
This was once again a SONA of unworkable plans rooted in the failed ideology of central command and control. A SONA of "sector master plans" developed by people who've never… Read more »
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South Africa: Ramaphosa's 2021 State of the Nation Address Signals Tough Times Ahead
Daily Maverick, 12 February 2021
A nod to labour with the three-month extension of the R350 Covid-19 grant and special unemployment support. A nod to business with the long-awaited scarce skills lists, and… Read more »
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South Africa: Economic Recovery Plan Bears Fruit - Ramaphosa
SAnews.gov.za, 11 February 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa has outlined progress made since the announcement of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP). Read more »
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South Africa: SONA 2021 Should Have Focused On Strengthening the Fundamentals - Civil Society
Daily Maverick, 12 February 2021
'This is no ordinary year, and this is no ordinary State of the Nation Address', President Cyril Ramaphosa said in opening the 2021 State of the Nation Address. Maverick Citizen… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Will Rise Like the Fynbos, Says Ramaphosa
Daily Maverick, 11 February 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday pegged 2021 as a year of 'change, for progress and for rebirth' - with fighting Covid-19 as the most pressing priority, alongside rebuilding… Read more »
InFocus
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Power utility Eskom is the only source of electricity in South Africa which also supplies some African countries, including Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The energy supplier has for the ... Read more »
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According to the country's National Statistics Agency, the nation's unemployment rate has risen to levels last seen in 2008. 30.8% of South Africans are now unemployed. The ... Read more »
