Opposition parties say Ramaphosa’s last SONA was Much Ado About Nothing

Phuti Mosomane

Political commentators and opposition parties believe that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2024 Sona was nothing more than a delivery of yet more promises, pretty much like William Shakespear’s Much Ado About Nothing – a comedy of love, deception and misunderstanding.

Political analyst Sanusha Naidoo said there was nothing “concrete” about the SONA 2024 speech by Ramaphosa and that was also not a surprise because it is the problem with a president that tries to engage but doesn’t really do it.

“It was a reflection on the kind of indecisive leadership that charecterised his government. He didn’t give us anything to think about. He could have announced an election date.

“The idea that he talks about millions taken out of poverty, the economy growing three times more – all means nothing if he is not measuring them against something. So the quantifying approach has no qualitative aspects,” Naidoo said.

Opposition