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Will President Cyril Ramaphosa address the growing Johannesburg water crisis with solid solutions?

This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.

Joining host Graeme Raubenheimer for a special roundtable discussion, asking whether or not President Cyril Ramaphosa has kept his 2025 State of the Nation Address promises, is News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson, political analyst and media commentator Mpumelelo Mkhabela, and esteemed academic of the highest order, affiliated in various professor roles in UCT and Wits University, Richard Calland.

Stay tuned to News24 for on-the-ball, expert coverage of the 2026 State of the Nation Address.

We critique the president’s promises to help you better understand the direction in which our beautiful country is heading.

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