President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday evening. Here is a quick recap of what you might have missed.
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- The president will deploy the South African National Defence Force to assist the South African Police Service (Saps) with organised crime and syndicates in the Western Cape and Gauteng
- Gang-related issues and gender-based violence threaten the state of democracy and safety
- R28 million will be allocated for foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations
- R156 billion in funding will be allocated to the water crisis for three years in total, and the president will establish the National Water Crisis Committee
- The State Security Agency will be investigating the spending habits of senior management at Saps and metro police departments to ensure transparency
- IDs, driver’s licences, matric certificates and police statements will be digitised on the MyMzansi platform
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