President Jacob Zuma is nearing the end of his second term as president. While there has been much focus on the scandals that have dogged his tenure, how has he fared on the policy front? We've evaluated all Zuma's State of the Nation addresses so far and assessed the promises made and how good his administration was on delivering on these. Watch our video of the top five successes of his presidency, and see below for the top flops.
Tourism is growing at a steady pace throughout President Jacob Zuma's second term
Tourism arrivals were at an annual 8.9 million in 2015 (with 2016 numbers not yet out). Figures dipped in 2015 due to global recession and South Africa's new visa laws. But indications are that they were up again in 2016 because South Africa is regarded as a safe haven and a good value destination because of SA's exchange rate against the dollar and other global currencies.
Chinese inbound tourism is a particularly good story as it grew 85% to 7,902 arrivals in 2015, and lifted another 56% between January and October 2016. The Department of Tourism has a special programme to train young people to speak Mandarin and to learn to host Chinese tourists.
Youth employment incentive
A new youth employment incentive has put many young people in work by attaching a tax incentive to employing the young. There are still an estimated three million young people of working age out of work.
The latest figures show employers claimed between R6.3 billion between January 2014 and February 2016 as part of the incentive. This supported 15% of the jobs created at that time for young people between the ages of 18 and 29 years old.
Square Kilometre Array telescope
In Carnavon, the building of the Square Kilometre Array telescope is opening up the skies from an African vantage. In addition, local science and technology skills are growing.
Bang for buck
Zuma's term has seen a revolution in state procurement with government getting more bang for its buck from the appointment of a chief procurement office in the Treasury.
Solar geysers
While we fight about nuclear, a solar plan to install geysers in low-cost housing areas is a sunny point in SA's energy policy. The government has committed to installing one million solar geysers and it is currently at 500,000 installations, according to the latest State of the Nation Address.
ARV treatment
After years of vacillation by former president Thabo Mbeki, Zuma has overseen a successful and life-saving extension of HIV/Aids medication and treatment.
Fuel pipeline
It may be hectically expensive, but our fuel now moves much more quickly with the completion of a 700km pipeline from Durban to Gauteng