Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his state of the nation address to Parliament in Cape Town. The Head of State reviewed the actions carried out by the ANC since 1994.
Among the issues that have not been resolved under his presidency is the issue of load shedding. General elections are due to be held in the country this year, although the precise date has not yet been communicated. The first opposition party, the center-right Democratic Alliance and its leader, John Steenhuisen, said South Africa is going in the wrong direction.