South Africa Has No Leader… And It's About To Cost Us ?

South Africa has talent, resilience and world-class people but no real leadership. We unpack Ramaphosa’s silence, the illegal immigration crisis, failed local government, Phala Phala, the DA reshuffle delay, and why voters must start choosing leaders who can actually govern. Sponsor: Pace Car Rental use code SONA for a discount. Subscribe for more State of the Nation updates. Chapters 00:00 South Africa has no leadership 00:15 Welcome to the weekly update 00:29 Pace Car Rental sponsor 00:49 Who is really running South Africa? 01:40 Illegal immigration and the leadership vacuum 02:32 Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa compared 03:55 Covid corruption and weak leadership 04:26 March and March crisis approaches 04:58 Lessons from the 2021 riots 05:38 What is South Africa’s game plan? 06:17 When leaders fail, citizens lead 06:52 Fees Must Fall and protest politics 07:24 South Africa is rowing in different directions 08:15 Leaders must lead by example 08:34 Zuma, Phala Phala and broken trust 09:17 Ramaphosa impeachment pressure 09:36 Who could lead after Cyril? 10:02 Local government audit disaster 10:45 No economic growth, high unemployment 11:31 DA reshuffle stuck on Cyril’s desk 12:33 Social Development vacancy still unresolved 13:40 Other African countries are eating our lunch 14:22 Why compromise leadership fails 14:38 Voters must choose better leaders 15:28 Bafana shows South Africa’s true potential 16:01 Stop electing the wrong people 16:32 Final thoughts Follow @sonacoza on TikTok, Instagram, X, and Facebook Produced by Stream In Studios – https://podcast-room.co.za/ The State Of the Nation is Proudly Sponsored by Pace Car Rental https://www.pacecarrental.co.za/ Use Code : SONA for a discount today!