SOUTH AFRICA - President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2020 State of the Nation Address

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address before a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament on 13 February 2020.

To read the 2020 State of the Nation Address:
https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-2020-state-nation-address-13-feb-2020-0000

Key points from the 2020 South African State of the Nation Addres as listed by Quintin Coetzee (Relocation Africa, 14 February 2020):
"President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country is facing serious challenges but said action was being taken to address them."

The key points discussed were:
* Load shedding and Eskom
* Land reform
* State-owned enterprises
* The train system
* Gender-based violence
* The youth
* Crime
* Cannabis

To read this short article:
https://www.relocationafrica.com/key-points-from-the-2020-south-african-state-of-the-nation-address/

SOUTH AFRICA - President Ramaposa promises free data for low-income South Africans

Title:
Ramaposa promises free data for low-income South Africans

Author:
Lizeka Tandwa

Published:
News24, 13 February 2020

From the short article:
"Low-income households will receive free daily data to gain access to educational and other public interest websites, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday night during his State of the Nation Address."

To read this article:
https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/ramaphosa-promises-free-data-for-low-income-south-africans-20200213

To read the 2020 State of the Nation Address:
https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-2020-state-nation-address-13-feb-2020-0000