The SONA2023 conference, held at Nasrec in Johannesburg, was attended by numerous ANC officials of high rank. Delegates from both the ANC and EFF attended the conference. There were also spectators observing the activities from outside the Nasrec building. Despite the fact that it was evident from the EFF’s conduct yesterday that the conference was not well-coordinated, according to some. This would be a tremendous insult to the president and the ruling party if it were done. The Economic and Social Rights Foundation (EFF) tried to prevent Cyril Ramaphosa from making his presidential address, but he did it nevertheless. He raised a number of urgent concerns that the administration has disregarded for years. He spent a great deal of time discussing his plans to halt the chronic load shedding within a few months.

Some individuals viewed Mbeki’s response to Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech as peculiar. Mbeki lifted his hands to his cheeks in apparent surprise at Cyril’s declaration that the government’s objective is to minimize load shedding. Does this imply that he expects Cyril to fail to finish the task? However, he alone is aware of the exact nature of his thoughts at that time.

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