Cyril Ramaphosa has vast political capital that he is underusing
Building capabilities is key to retooling the state for higher performance
A major factor that undermines SA’s social and economic progress is the deficit in the capabilities of the state. This gap was identified long ago by the National Planning Commission, first in its diagnostic report in 2011, and again when it issued its final National Development Plan in 2012. The plan is the country’s blueprint for fixing its problems.
I define a capable state as a system of government that functions with relative autonomy from narrow ideological interests. Its parts work in a co-ordinated fashion to achieve clearly defined goals. It conducts its work efficiently and is effective in delivering services and critical economic infrastructure...
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