State of the Nation Address
By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the
Joint Sitting Of Parliament, Cape Town 10 February 2011
Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly,
Chairperson of the National Council of
Provinces;
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP;
Deputy
President of the Republic, Honourable Kgalema Motlanthe;Former President Thabo Mbeki,
Former
Deputy President FW De Klerk,
Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete,
Honourable Chief
Justice of the Republic of South Africa, and all esteemed members of the Judiciary;
Distinguished
Premiers and Speakers of our Provinces;Chairperson of SALGA, and all local government
leadership;
Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders; The Heads of
Chapter 9 Institutions;
The Governor of the Reserve Bank; Gill Marcus
The Heads of
our security institutions,
Leadership of all sectors – labour, business, sports, and
religious leaders,
Members of the diplomatic corps;
South African and foreign media;
Fellow
South Africans, Dumelang, good evening, goeie naand, molweni, thobela,
Thank you Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly and the Honourable Chairperson
of the NCOP, for this opportunity to share with fellow South Africans and international
guests our review and programme of action for this year.
I called this Joint Sitting in the evening again so that all, including students
and workers, can have an opportunity at first hand to listen to their government
speak on issues affecting their lives.
We thank the Presiding Officers for allowing us this opportunity.
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