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- Zuma deflects criticism of State of the Nation address
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In his reply to the debate on the State of the Nation address on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma took pride in the government's interventions.
- How powerful is Parliament really?
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Join the Mail & Guardian at our Critical Thinking Forum debating the power of Parliament.
- Status update of the nation: Zuma is listening
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President Jacob Zuma will be using suggestions from South Africans on Facebook, Twitter and email ahead of his State of the Nation address next week.
- #DearPresidentZuma
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Simply listening to his people won't help, President Zuma must lead us, writes Nickolaus Bauer.
- 'Fix your broken promises, Mr President'
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The DA has detailed 10 broken promises since the President's State of the Nation speech last year, and thinks this year will be "more of the same".
- Analysis: The State of the Nation speech decoded
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President Zuma has delivered one of his better State of the Nation speeches since taking office in 2009. Our politics team breaks it down for us.
- One more time: Nationalisation isn't policy, says Zuma
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Nationalisation is neither ANC nor state policy, President Zuma has reiterated, drawing attention instead to job creation and infrastructure projects.
- Sorry, Mr President, infrastructure alone won't drive growth
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Analysts say the infrastructure drive unveiled by President Zuma must be combined with other programmes if it is to succeed in growing SA's economy.
- Safety, corruption at centre of State of the Nation feedback
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Responding to the State of the Nation, the DA says an inability to reach reconciliation through economic redress is the cause of national discontent.
- Opposition parties slate Zuma's SONA, but only just
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Although opposition parties criticised President Jacob Zuma's acceptance of education and employment statistics, they were less scathing this year.

