This as Ramaphosa announced seven priorities, delivering his State of the Nation Address, that his administration will focus on for the coming  years, including education, skills and health, and consolidating the social wage through reliable and quality basic services.
 
"We also meet at a time when our country is confronted by severe challenges. Our economy is not growing. Not enough jobs are being created. This is the concern that rises above all others. It affects everyone," Ramaphosa said.
 
"We need to focus on those actions that will have the greatest impact, actions that will catalyse faster movement forward, both in the immediate term and over the next 10 years. 

"Now is the time to focus on implementation. In an economy that is not growing, at a time when public finances are limited, we will not be able to do everything at one time."

Ramaphosa said that all programmes and policies across all departments and agencies will be directed in pursuit of these overarching tasks.
 
African News Agency (ANA)