State of the Nation address - 2012

[Dave A]

Probably JZ's best one yet.

I liked the fact that many of the areas covered came with specific detail. In that aspect the infrastructure development objectives were impressively specific, and made a lot of sense. My only concern there is what we're going to see when the bean counters start pumping out the financial side of things for these projects.

I liked the feedback on some of the major announcements he made last year.

I like the fact that he's challenging Eskom on electricity tariff increases.

I liked the asides. In fact, JZ really is pretty likeable full stop. He's so very human.

I do have my concerns though. The land reform process is clearly not going to plan, and I'm a tad concerned as to what gov might resort to to jump things along.

I also have trouble digesting the paradigm behind a speech that kicks things off on the importance of the consitution and the imperitive of a non-racial society, and then also suggests the proposed B-BBEE legislation revisions as progress.