President Jacob Zuma has urged citizens to submit comments around issues they would like covered in the State of the Nation Address via social networking sites.
The address will take place on Thursday, 9 February, at 7pm.
The Presidency has advised that comments can be submitted via the president's personal Twitter account @SAPresident, or by using #PresidentSona. Suggestions can also be given via the Presidency's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PresidencyZA. In addition, e-mails can be sent to president@po.gov.za.
During the State of the Nation Address last year, citizens drew Zuma's attention to various challenges in their localities relating to service delivery, via Facebook.
“In particular, the president received messages from two citizens from uMzimkhulu and Bekkersdal, Bongokuhle Miya and Portia Mretwana, respectively. Miya complained about sewage overflow in his town, flooding of the town street when it rains, and the prevalence of stray animals on the streets. Since then the town sewerage pipe upgrade is in the final stages of completion, new treatment facilities have been completed, road realignment and storm water system upgrade is under design, and an animal pound is being completed to contain stray animals,” says the Presidency.
It adds that Mretwana complained about a shortage of low-cost housing in her township. “When the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Department assessed how government could assist Portia and her family and community, it was discovered that houses could not be built in the informal settlement where she lives, because the land is dolomitic and is subject to sinkholes. Government has begun a programme of resettling Mretwana's community to the neighbouring municipality of Mohlakeng, where land is suitable for building houses and providing basic services.”
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille (@helenzille), national spokesperson Mmusi Maimane (@MaimaneAM), youth leader Makashule Gana (@Makashule) and youth chairperson Mbali Ntuli (@mbalimcdust) yesterday hosted a Twitter Town-hall.
The Twitter Town-hall served as an opportunity for the party leadership to listen to the views of South Africans ahead of the State of the Nation Address.
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