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Five years of promises
President Cyril Ramaphosais set to deliver his last state of the nation address of his first term, Should the ANC wina majority in the general
elections, Ramaphosais likely to make more promises. We look back at the promises the president has made in the past five years.
In 2023, Ramaphosa acknowledged that persistent load-shedding was impeding the country’s recovery from Covid-19.
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