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Global survey reveals South Africans hold distorted views of their country's challenges while municipal failures, parliamentary controversies, and stagnant economic growth compound governance concerns ahead of local elections.

Parliamentary proceedings descended into chaos as ANC minister accused former president Jacob Zuma of 'selling' citizens to Russia, while opposition parties criticized Ramaphosa's military deployment to combat surging crime rates.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has publicly acknowledged the deteriorating state of the South African Broadcasting Corporation's facilities, signalling government intervention as the national broadcaster's infrastructure reaches critical condition.

Parliamentary debate following the State of the Nation Address exposes deep divisions over government's handling of joblessness, with ANC backbenchers joining opposition in calling for concrete intervention on youth unemployment.