Hon Speaker, His
Excellency the President of the Republic of South Africa, The Deputy President who will be joining us, Colleagues in this Legislature and all ministers and Deputy Ministers.
We welcome and congratulate you Hon President for delivering what analysts, ordinary South Africans and media personalities have referred to as a pragmatic, inspirational, comprehensive and wide-ranging State of the Nation Address. President, you spoke to the hearts and minds of all South Africans. You gave hope and optimism to the entire country, the young and the old, black and white, rich and poor, rural and urban.
Professor Kiren Thatiah who wrote an article titled I am South African Again:
After watching and listening to Ramaphosa, I started to feel South African again simply because he acknowledged the importance of South Africanness. I watched the live stream of the state of the nation address and waited for just one admission that South Africa belongs to all who live in it. There was no continentalism or tribalism; it was all about