SONA 2024 | Opposition parties criticise story of "Tintswalo"

PARLIAMENT - President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa has made progress in reducing poverty since it transitioned to democracy.

WATCH: President Ramaphosa delivers SONA 2024

In his State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa says the country has progressed and shared the story of Tintswalo, a child born in 1994, who experienced the benefits of democracy. 

“The story of the first 30 years of our democracy can be best told through the life of a child called #Tintswalo born at the dawn of freedom in 1994.”

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Opposition parties criticised the president's speech, saying he presented a picture at odds with the realities of many South Africans' lives.