Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for delivering his 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA) as if it were his first.
He says Ramaphosa failed to provide any updates on progress made over the years. Malema was speaking during Parliament’s debate of the SONA in Cape Town.
He says in 2018, Ramaphosa promised to focus on rebuilding the country, however, he claims that nothing has been accomplished to date.
“In 2021, you declared it the year of recovery, yet South Africa’s economy deteriorated further, with economic growth falling below one percent, except for the brief rebound which collapsed almost immediately. In 2022, you claimed you will address governance failures, yet corruption became one of the biggest issues under your leadership and that corruption has found its way now into the judiciary. We never had a crisis of corruption in the judiciary, it only started with you when you sailed the CR17 documents in court.”
MALEMA: The President did not tell us what happened to the National Development Plan. He did not say whether it is still the guiding policy of South Africa, nor did he acknowledge that the country has been governed without any clear, practical, and guiding policy. Today, we have…
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 11, 2025
MALEMA: In reality, the neoliberal right-wing coalition has no credible economic plan. There is no clear strategy to create jobs while more than 12 million people remain unemployed, the economy is stagnant, and these are undeniable facts. We are facing a crisis as a nation.…
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 11, 2025
VIDEO| EFF leader Julius Malema says President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to acknowledge the economic crisis facing South Africans:
MALEMA: The crisis of water shortages in Umzinyathi, Sekhukhune, Umzimvubu, and parts of Gauteng. The crisis of inadequate housing in Alexandra, Umlazi, and Khayelitsha. The crisis of collapsed municipalities that lack the capacity to deliver basic services. #EFFinParliament
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) February 11, 2025
