Why it’s so difficult for government to turn things around in South Africa
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South Africa’s government consists of over two million employees and has a budget of R1.8 trillion. That makes for a vastly complicated institution that is going to present all kinds of management problems, says Busi Mavuso, chief executive of Business Leadership South Africa.
Writing in her weekly open letter, Mavuso said that while the business sector is far larger in terms of people and money, it is divided into companies that are individually smaller and more manageable.
While it is easy for business leaders to criticise, the human resources and financial management challenges of government are going to be massive, she said.
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By Busi Mavuso
8 Mar 2021 14:53
Last week my confidence that government is focused on delivering reforms and building a capable state was boosted on two fronts.
First, President Cyril Ramaphosa used his weekly letter to discuss the draft National Implementation Framework towards the Professionalisation of the Public Service. This is a significant step towards depoliticising the public service and ensuring appointments are based on merit. I wrote about how important this is for improving state capacity in my Business Report column and it is an issue business will strongly support.