President Jacob Zuma reports on the State of the Nation Address progress.
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DURBAN - President Jacob Zuma held a media briefing to provide an update on progress made in key areas since his State of the Nation Address in February.
Zuma provided a breakdown of the the "nine-point plan" he announced in the SONA, as well as other interventions, in an effort to boost economic growth and create jobs.
The nine-point plan consists of the following:
1. Revitalisation of the agriculture and agro-processing value-chain;
2. Advancing beneficiation (adding value to our mineral wealth);
3. More effective implementation of a higher impact IPAP;
4. Unlocking the potential of small, medium and micro enterprise (SMMEs), co-operatives, and township and rural enterprise;
5. Resolving the energy challenge;
6. Stabilising the labour market;
7. Scaling up private sector investment;
8. Growing the Ocean Economy;
9. Cross-cutting Areas to Reform, Boost and Diversify the Economy (encompassing science, technology and innovation; water and sanitation; transport infrastructure; broadband roll-out; and state-owned companies).
