The recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) debate exposed a profound level of political degeneracy and ideational bankruptcy within South Africa’sParliament... Yet the Sona debate demonstrated that such expectations are largely misplaced.
The headlines have faded. The soundbites have done their rounds. Social media has moved on ... It was stirring. It was poetic ... Although the start was shadowed with disappointment, there were genuine glimmers of hope in this SONA that deserve acknowledgement.
At a Mail & Guardian post-Sona breakfast held in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Embassy of Ireland, analysts turned from the president’s reform agenda to the harder question of execution.