President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the state of the nation address in parliament tomorrow. This year the president faces the added pressure of presenting his administration’s plan for the nation just a few months before the national elections. But not only that, on the eve of this, Five leading Western nations recently went public with their political and economic concerns about South Africa. Also, currently the state of capture is underway, with shocking revelations on corruption in the country. We look ahead to the State of the nation, what can be expected from the President’s speech?
Guest: Dr. Iraj Abedian, Chief Economist at the Pan-African Capital Holdings
GUEST: Duma Gqubule - Founding Director at Centre for Economic Development and Transformation. Economist, former financial journalist