Wesley Seale

The reality remains, we seriously need to pay attention to the economy and something drastic has to happen in order to alleviate poverty, lower unemployment and bridge inequality. The status quo cannot remain, it just perpetuates these ills. None of us can afford to be apathetic.

Despite the number of ticked predictions, SONA 2017 gave us some surprises.

I found the direct mention of the fight against drugs, an entire paragraph devoted to this subject and a first for a SONA post-1994, refreshing. While we may all agree that prevention is better than cure, the government’s resolve to invest more into rehabilitation facilities does indicate a certain level of seriousness on the matter.

The Eastern Cape was mentioned as a province that would benefit from these.

Another welcomed surprise was the single line that the government acknowledges