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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: SONA expectations unpacked
Description: COSATU says it expects President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, SONA to address South Africa's 42.4 % unemployment, 1 % growth, poverty, inequality, crime and corruption. The labour union is calling for faster fixes at Transnet and Metro Rail, debt relief for Transnet, stronger commuter security, an end to austerity, more frontline funding, a push on National Health Insurance, and a "Marshall Plan" against violent crime among other demands. Elvis Presslin spoke to COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks... And Unite For Change warns that many municipalities are on the brink of collapse and must not be treated as a footnot...