Guest: Matshidiso Lencoasa, Feminist Economics Lead For Budget Justice Coalition Fiscal policy, gender responsive budgeting, human rights budgeting (education and health care), climate change financing] Guest:Lukhona Mnguni, Acting Executive Director at the Rivonia Circle and Political Commentator President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his eighth State of the Nation address (Sona) on Thursday in the knowledge both that there is a risk — how big or small depends on which opinion survey one reads — it could be his last and that there was little he could promise or implement in the coming months to measurably improve his electoral prospects.    We review the Presidents Administration after his first term and his last SONA President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as President of the Republic of South Africa on Thursday 15 February 2018, following Jacob Zuma’s forced resignation by the ANC, pledging to root out the corruption that is blamed for undermining the economy of Africa’s most industrialised country. KEY ISSUES: Corruption, Economy and employment, power supply, water and infrastructure – progress/regress Did his cabinets speak to his SONAs/strategy Foreign affairs policy / international relations Budgets, foreign investments and social grants His notion of nation building / the “it’s in your hands” slogan COVID-19 – the multifaceted challenges it brought    

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