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A major conference revealed the lessons from decentralisation from countries in the global south, ranging from Brazil and Peru to Indonesia.

President Ramaphosa's speech points to the trend of strengthening the autonomy of oversight functions in public administration, but they have little to offer on how to equip the South African civil service with the talent needed to rebuild the country, write Ivor Chipkin and Rafael Leite.

There is love at first sight, as everyone knows, and there are, somewhat surprisingly, "statistics at first sight". What is that? In the infamous matter labelled by now as "the Hans Niemann cheating case" (a title that S.S. Van Dine would have greatly appreciated, as well as the mystery surrounding the case) such "statistics at first sight" have attracted the undisputed attention of every party involved – and above all the attention of the ones not involved. | Picture: The rating development of Hans Niemann

Public procurement is one of the most important things the state does, and attracts the corrupt like flies to honey - but making it honest and efficient requires more than what Zondo recommends