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News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly newsletter on Monday on the topic of "a capable state" that such a state started with the people who worked in it.
"Officials and managers must possess the right financial and technical skills and other expertise. We are committed to end the practice of poorly qualified individuals being parachuted into positions of authority through political patronage. There should be consequences for all those in the public service who do not do their work," the president indicated. He also said a capable state meant that state-owned enterprises needed to fulfil their mandates effectively and add value to the economy. "State companies that cannot deliver services – such as Eskom during load shedding – or that require continual bailouts – such as SAA – diminish the capacity of the state. That is why a major focus of our work this year is to restore our SOEs to health. We will do this by appointing experienced and qualified boards and managers. We will be clarifying their mandates and give them scope to execute those mandates." Ramaphosa advised that where government needed help, “we should be prepared to draw on the skills, expertise and resources of the private sector and civil society. If we all work together to build a more capable and developmental state, we will be that much closer to realising the South Africa that we all want." Moreover, for the building of a capable state to be successful, citizens needed to get involved in school governing bodies, ward committees and community policing forums.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jan Gerber at News24
- Read too, Weak implementation bedevils delivery, Cyril Ramaphosa says, at BusinessLive
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