Karam Singh | Wanted: A SONA that hits all the right notes

Traditionally, corruption gets short shrift in the annual State of the Nation Address. It is time President Cyril Ramaphosa moves the topic much higher up the page, writes Karam Singh. 

One of the things I always listen for in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a strong statement upfront saying to build better lives for our people, grow the economy, make communities safer, and address load shedding, we must make significant strides in defeating corruption.

But what tends to happen is that corruption is slotted in several pages down and far from appearing upfront in the piece, gets scant attention.