Cape Town - The presidency is all a-Twitter about the forthcoming State of the Nation address and has requested its “twamily” to give the president their views, ideas and comments.
The Presidency’s Twitter account is @PresidencyZA and people can join the conversation on #SONA2011.
The deadline for suggestions is today and to use the website, the following must be noted: @ comes in front of a username and will allow connection to that user’s profile, eg. @PresidencyZA. # (hashtag) used to create threads or conversations, eg. #SONA2011 is a conversation about the State of the Nation address this year, so @ and # must always be used.
Comments posted, include:
l Address existing gaps in education, income and access to basic services such as water, sanitation, housing and electricity. The quality of health care services to the poor should be improved. Roll out social programmes educating the poor about the value of proper nutrition.
l Fire all crooks in government.
l Economic inequality a leading source of social division – must be addressed substantively in policy and programming.
l A timeline to move the single buyer office out of Eskom and set up an independent systems and market operator. Demand ambitious targets for the uptake of renewable energy. SA is one of the highest emitters of carbon per capita.
l Free education including university.
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