Tag: cadre deployment
BOOK REVIEW | Saving South Africa
The Democratic Alliance (DA) won control of the uMngeni Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands after the local government elections in 2021. As the only DA-run municipality in KZN, uMngeni provides a template for how local government could work in a post-ANC South Africa.
How poor policy and bad governance are wrecking growth
We have released a South Africa’s anti-growth strategy report. The report argues that the slow economic growth of the last 15 years is the result of bad policy choices, a catastrophic decline in government performance and a devastating lack of leadership. Despite rhetoric to the contrary, the South African government does not have a growth strategy. If anything, it has an anti-growth strategy.
Once lost, good reputations are not easily regained
June 23rd was Africa Public Service Day, when we were urged to give thanks for our public servants and the work they do. There were no street marches of banner-waving civil servants to mark the occasion, but there was a special media release issued by the Public Servants Association (PSA).
Defending cadre deployment will keep governance of SOEs at risk
As long as government’s cadre deployment policy is defended, governance of South Africa’s state-owned entities (SOEs) will remain vulnerable and at risk. This is a reaction to the testimony of President Cyril Ramaphosa before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, who acknowledged that 'massive system failures' with board appointments paved the way for SOE failures. At the same time, the President defended cadre deployment.
