WEALTH WATCH: Eastern Cape needs urgent help
State, business, universities must do more to help communities in SA’s poorest province
A fair assessment of post-apartheid governance in the Eastern Cape should be that overall, we have all failed. National, provincial and local government, traditional leaders, big and small business, the not-for-profit sector, academia, communities and influential individuals. Some have done well in limited areas, but we must admit overall failure. It would be a good start to recognise the many missed opportunities, the dire consequences thereof, and the immensity and urgency of the work that must still be done. We have failed despite our collective intellectual depth, the abundant natural beauty of our province, a remarkable history of heroic struggle that should be inspiring us and a youthful population, among many potential drivers of growth. We have crisis-ridden education and health systems, too many gravel roads that are largely unmaintained and other infrastructure deficiencies. We have vast areas of fertile land lying fallow, untapped tourism potential, a bad work ethic in th...
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