United Africans Transformation political party (UAT)
By Doer Tsakane Manganyi
UAT Head of Communications & National Media Liaison Officer
United Africans Transformation (UAT) has noted the recent message delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to South Africans.
While messages of optimism and reassurance are often welcomed, UAT is concerned that such communications continue to rely on broad statements of hope without clear, measurable commitments.
South Africans are not short of promises.
They are short of jobs, electricity certainty, economic inclusion, and safety.
At this stage of our democracy, leadership must move beyond inspirational language and provide specific, time-bound outcomes that citizens can objectively assess.
In this regard, UAT raises the following critical questions that remain unanswered:
1.Employment Creation
How many new jobs can unemployed South Africans realistically expect in the current year? Beyond projections and frameworks, the public deserves clear employment targets, sectoral breakdowns, and timelines.
2.Mineral Beneficiation and Industrialisation
What measurable progress should South Africans expect this year in mineral beneficiation? How much value will be added locally, how many jobs will be created through beneficiation, and which communities will directly benefit?
3.Load Shedding and Energy Stability
Can people in townships and rural areas expect a tangible reduction in load shedding this year? If so, by how much, and over what timeframe? Vague assurances of “improvement” are insufficient for households, schools, clinics, and small businesses that plan their lives around electricity availability.
4.Drugs and Substance Abuse
Will there be a measurable decline in the proliferation of drugs and substance abuse, particularly in impoverished communities? If so, what concrete interventions are being implemented, and what outcomes are expected within the year?
The absence of measurable indicators makes it impossible for citizens to hold government accountable.
Hope that cannot be measured, tracked, or verified becomes political rhetoric, not governance.
South Africans are exhausted by recycled commitments, shifting deadlines, and unquantified progress.
What the country now requires is honesty about limitations, clarity about priorities, and transparency about outcomes.
United Africans Transformation believes that leadership must respect the intelligence and lived realities of the people.
Real accountability begins when government communicates in numbers, timelines, and deliverables, not slogans.
UAT calls on the Presidency and relevant departments to publish clear, accessible performance indicators linked to job creation, energy stability, economic beneficiation, and community safety, so that South Africans can measure progress for themselves.
The people are not asking for miracles. They are asking for truth, certainty, and results.
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