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SONA SILENT ON ELECTORAL REFORM; CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS TIME‑BOUND ACTION BEFORE 2029

One South Africa Movement, OUTA, the Center for Civic and Democracy Education, Project Youth South Africa, the FW de Klerk Foundation, the Independent Candidate Association South Africa, SoWeVote, Project Vote SA, and South African Youth Affairs note that last night’s State of the Nation Address contained no commitments to reform South Africa’s electoral system and call for a transparent, inclusive, time‑bound process to deliver changes well before the 2029 elections.

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AGOA RENEWAL OFFERS SHORT-TERM CERTAINTY, BUT IS NO PANACEA

AGOA’s renewal offers welcome short-term certainty for South African exporters, workers and communities after months of trade uncertainty. But continued US tariffs are eroding the real benefits of preferential access, placing jobs, competitiveness and value chains under growing pressure. This moment must be used wisely to protect livelihoods and to pursue diversified, constitutionally grounded trade and economic reforms for the future.

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