To improve patient experience, we are putting more emphasis on reducing waiting times, cleanliness and staff attitudes in public health facilities.   We are encouraged by the great progress the country has made towards ending HIV and AIDS as a public health threat.   By the end of March 2024, 96 percent of people living with HIV knew their status, 79 percent of these were on antiretroviral treatment and 94 percent of those on treatment were virally suppressed.   To ensure that we reach our target of 95-95-95, we will this year launch a massive campaign to look for an additional 1.1 million people who are not on treatment.   We are concerned about the potential impact of the decision by the United States government to suspend some of its funding for HIV and TB programmes in African countries for 90 days.   This funding accounts for about 17 percent of our country’s HIV spend. We have been able to provide funding from our fiscus for our HIV and TB programmes over the years.   We are looking at various interventions to address the immediate needs and ensure the continuity of essential services.   To tackle inequality, we need to undo apartheid spatial planning, which has scarred our cities and forced many people to live far from areas of work and opportunity.   We have delivered millions of housing opportunities since 1994, providing safety and dignity to poor households.   Yet the practice of building housing developments on the periphery of urban centres has perpetuated inequality and urban sprawl. #SONA2025 #AWorkingNation