Decades of brain drain analyses are coming to a head of sorts owing to the rate at which the haemorrhage has accelerated. Many explanations have been forthcoming, and it cannot be denied that the ongoing loss of SA’s prime assets may be ascribed to more than one factor.

My own (admittedly limited) research into the malaise suggests one overriding factor — the quota system. ..

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