President Jacob Zuma has called South Africans to work together and address the economic challenges. President Jacob Zuma says the South African economy has been facing a tough time since the global economy meltdown of 2008. He was delivering his State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of Parliament. He singled out South Africa's BRICs partners Russia, Brazil and China as countries where growth has disappointed and which have a profound effect on the local economy. For a reaction to President Zuma's State of the Nation Address, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the managing director of the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA), Cas Coovadia