During his first state of the nation address in February 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: “This year we will be initiating measures to set the country on a new path of growth, employment and transformation. We will do this by getting social partners in our country to collaborate in building a social compact on which we will create drivers of economic recovery.”

Four years later, during his 2022 state of the nation address, Ramaphosa said: “We have given ourselves 100 days to finalise a comprehensive social compact to grow our economy, create jobs and combat hunger.” ..

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