DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko described President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address as "pretty dismal" on Thursday.
"He tried to ride on the coat tails of his predecessors. Yes we acknowledge that South Africa is a better place to live in, but is it better than 2009 when [Zuma took office]?"
Mazibuko claimed Zuma had reversed the gains made by his predecessors, Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki. She said he found "creative ways" to piggy-back off them.
Under Zuma 1.4 million fewer people had jobs. Mazibuko said this could not be called a success.
"It was pretty dismal," she said, referring to his speech.
Six million jobs 'delusional': Buthelezi
It was "delusional" to tell people about the extended public works programme which would create six million job opportunities, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said.
The programme created temporary jobs but the country needed sustainable jobs, Buthelezi said following President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address.
He said Zuma mentioned a number of things, including the violence during protests.
Buthelezi claimed the violence was the African National Congress's fault.
"That [violence] was taught by the ANC... to make the country ungovernable. Who taught people to make petrol bombs? The ANC did," he said.
Buthelezi called Zuma "Mr Promise".
He said Zuma liked to make promises but did not follow through.
It was "insulting the intelligence of our people" by making these promises.
Lekota gives Zuma speech one out of ten
President Jacob Zuma hoodwinked the nation during his state-of-the-nation address, Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota said.
"All the things he said had nothing to do with the reality we know, that we are living in this country," Lekota said.
"How can he say we are winning the battle against corruption when he himself has not even appeared before the courts to account for the many allegations made against him and when he didn't even say anything to us about Nkandla?"
The president failed to mention that poor South Africans were up in arms because of the failures of the ANC-led provinces, he said.
"Maybe the people around him misled him into thinking he can hoodwink the whole nation delivering a speech like that. It's a speech that really insults the intelligence of the people of this country."
FF Plus rejects Zuma's "brag" speech
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder on Thursday labelled President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address as a "brag speech" with little focus on the future.
"It was a brag speech focused on the elections, I would have liked to hear more about the future," he said.
He welcomed Zuma's announcement of a central tender board to tackle corruption, but was worried this was motivated by the wish to woo voters ahead of the general elections in May.
"If it's such a good country, why are all the municipalities burning?" he asked.
Zuma’s speech: What opposition parties had to say
DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko described President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address as "pretty dismal" on Thursday.
"He tried to ride on the coat tails of his predecessors. Yes we acknowledge that South Africa is a better place to live in, but is it better than 2009 when [Zuma took office]?"
Mazibuko claimed Zuma had reversed the gains made by his predecessors, Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki. She said he found "creative ways" to piggy-back off them.
Under Zuma 1.4 million fewer people had jobs. Mazibuko said this could not be called a success.
"It was pretty dismal," she said, referring to his speech.
Six million jobs 'delusional': Buthelezi
It was "delusional" to tell people about the extended public works programme which would create six million job opportunities, Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said.
The programme created temporary jobs but the country needed sustainable jobs, Buthelezi said following President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address.
He said Zuma mentioned a number of things, including the violence during protests.
Buthelezi claimed the violence was the African National Congress's fault.
"That [violence] was taught by the ANC... to make the country ungovernable. Who taught people to make petrol bombs? The ANC did," he said.
Buthelezi called Zuma "Mr Promise".
He said Zuma liked to make promises but did not follow through.
It was "insulting the intelligence of our people" by making these promises.
Lekota gives Zuma speech one out of ten
President Jacob Zuma hoodwinked the nation during his state-of-the-nation address, Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota said.
"All the things he said had nothing to do with the reality we know, that we are living in this country," Lekota said.
"How can he say we are winning the battle against corruption when he himself has not even appeared before the courts to account for the many allegations made against him and when he didn't even say anything to us about Nkandla?"
The president failed to mention that poor South Africans were up in arms because of the failures of the ANC-led provinces, he said.
"Maybe the people around him misled him into thinking he can hoodwink the whole nation delivering a speech like that. It's a speech that really insults the intelligence of the people of this country."
FF Plus rejects Zuma's "brag" speech
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder on Thursday labelled President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address as a "brag speech" with little focus on the future.
"It was a brag speech focused on the elections, I would have liked to hear more about the future," he said.
He welcomed Zuma's announcement of a central tender board to tackle corruption, but was worried this was motivated by the wish to woo voters ahead of the general elections in May.
"If it's such a good country, why are all the municipalities burning?" he asked.
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