Words in presidents speeches

1994
FW
de Klerk
2 078

1995
Nelson
Mandela
6 477

1996
Nelson
Mandela
6 411

1997
Nelson
Mandela
6 067

1998
Nelson
Mandela
7 503

1999
Nelson
Mandela
6 892

2000
Thabo
Mbeki
6 140

2001
Thabo
Mbeki
6 720

2002
Thabo
Mbeki
8 298

2003
Thabo
Mbeki
9 485

2004
Thabo
Mbeki
6 589

2005
Thabo
Mbeki
8 924

2006
Thabo
Mbeki
7 865

2007
Thabo
Mbeki
7 290

2008
Thabo
Mbeki
7 290

2009
Kgalema
Motlanthe
7 542

2010
Jacob
Zuma
4 251

2011
Jacob
Zuma
5 203

2012
Jacob
Zuma
5 246

2013
Jacob
Zuma
5 701

2014
Jacob
Zuma
5 761

2015
Jacob
Zuma
5 089

Poverty

12

14

16

10

13

17

Housing

13

Reconciliation

Rainbow

Equality/Inequality

Crime

11

16

15

16

10

13

16

Corruption

10

Land/Land reform

12

11

19

Redistribution

Investment/
Investors

11

13

12

Education

10

10

12

14

Transformation

Aids

God

Freedom/
Freedom Charter

15

Democracy

12

13

Revolution

Foreign land
ownership

Eskom

YEAR
PRESIDENT
WORD COUNT

Compiled by Wim Pretorius