In this week's episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly we are reflecting on President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s State of the Nation address, and asking if we need to maintain an event that seems to be nothing more than a political ritual.
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\nOur host Mike Siluma is joined by UniSA political lecturer Dr Dirk Kotze and Associate Prof with the School of Governance at Wits University William Gumede. The panel concludes that the vision is there politically, but the state simply does not have capacity. They also find that Ramaphosa avoids direct rule or declarations strategically, to avoid putting his head on the political chopping block.