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President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver this State of the Nation address on Thursday night. The writer considers five things we must look out for.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver this State of the Nation address on Thursday night. The writer considers five things we must look out for.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his annual State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening, and it's safe to say that ever since his rousing Thuma Mina speech in February 2018 – his first one – it has been all downhill.

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