The State of the Nation Speech that President Ramaphosa is supposed to deliver
February 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelLex Libertas, published its own version of the 2026 State of the Nation Address, titled “Honest SONA 2026: Addressing the Crisis, the Symptoms and the Root Cause.” The speech addresses the issues which, according to Lex Libertas, President Cyril Ramaphosa ought to confront in this evening’s State of the Nation Address.
The speech distinguishes between the visible symptoms of South Africa’s crisis — including unemployment, crime, corruption, state decay, failures in education and the fiscal cliff — and the deeper underlying root cause, namely a centralised political system that has become increasingly disconnected from the country’s diverse communities.
It proposes solutions to “stop the bleeding” and also to ensure the reform necessary to ensure a sustainable political dispensation for the peoples of South Africa.
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