SONA must be about changing the lives of our people for the better
8 February 2016
The African National Congress (ANC) waits with great expectation the delivery of the 2016 State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, 11 February 2016. SONA must be about changing the lives of our people for better. Guided by the National Development Plan, South Africans must assess the progress we have made and together continue to reimagine the future we want to build. We have no doubt that SONA 2016 will fulfil exactly this objective. We trust that President Jacob Zuma will use this occasion of SONA to critically and holistically assess the many success of the ANC government which have included amongst them:
Giving land back to our people through, amongst others, the provision of decent housing - ensuring that South Africans have a growing asset and are able to leave a lasting legacy for their children
Creating a more empowered citizenry, with more than 500 hundred thousand matriculants coming through the school year in 2015 and more than 1 million graduates having been produced by the ANC government since 1994
Alleviating poverty and committed to doing even more with the introduction of the National Minimum Wage to complement our already existing programmes that provide a much needed social security net to millions of South Africans