. 4 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. “Our most immediate priority is to 1 Fix Eskom's Enable | Accelerate Unleash Fundamen= restore energy security,” he said while coated wa |S prcume | A tianenes oe reiterating fivekeyinterventions of ciasoneans aarna | Goce” | hovareiets | hwelecion the government's July 2022 action ast i ee plan to address the energy crisis. ests, | apa rege secu ‘National Treasury is fnatsing asolution to Eskom'sR400bn debt burdon ina manner that is aguitableand fat toallstakeholders, which wll enable the uty to make necessary ivostiantsn maintenance and vansmvssion. Government wl support Eskom to gecure addtional und ng topurchase desal forth restof the fpancel yen. Ths shoul reduce the seventy of lood-sherdng as Eskom willbe able co use ta diese-unplanta when the system under svain. Asparcofthe broader rform process, the estuctung of Eskom proceeding and the Nationa Transmssion Compar'/willscon be operational withan ndepencent board He appointed Electity Minister, 0 Kgosiontsho Ramokgopa who keeps the country updatedon energy developments Wile the intensity ofioad-shed- dnghas been ecuced the country wagon Stage 3this week numbers Thiscame at thebackel an unprecederted thn 2085 complete ported East sneouagsbus antares esto congestion tans SA ports London's Dal Dispatch a yeungpeodiein d i La Blip ehctinimemtacratstent ' @ pabtontien chlmgerh legis ‘The consttucven ftom “Tose tho challenge ofyouth = “system end seeks toreform the system was, on-rand water project is under way, unemployment. tho Employment Tax z ; eae MU Secon) eset enern cr c oe ee eats z 5 stave erent ery coc Aedusingetape the Seemaoners me teeny thence Senta esa eat pa ero ae Tupeler ees aoe [nnal nrcieertodoeee deadine ony ve prouncee (beneontios wazabetobuaness “wont fourbrdgosin avec ofthe rng ‘Sipe Nos! wat appcntedin 202216 ‘stomnentage more youth wwaZuu-Natalacutony gra Toe competetion Fad the Red Tape eduction as earn mpioyment an snitcompanies tinder contruction ee te tod tert aowlon Ine Pressensy, burstcies ow tot Stoudmalousvar his sveruo to Props arsbongmadefor sipactedtoiaconcesoy ‘adtape conan to sangle South sesire tows seeing) can ed ‘fur 24 bid Devember2004 ‘Anca’ econcms roth them