JABULANI SIKHAKHANE: Brain drain over pay has caused weak state to become SA’s prime threat
The real incomes of judges and senior managers in the government ‘have been forced down over the past decade’
The biggest risk facing SA is not a shortage of funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation. It’s a weak state. The state is not only a player accounting for almost a quarter of economic activity as measured by GDP, it is also responsible for playground maintenance. It sets the rules of the game too, and is supposed to ensure they are followed.
The state’s capability therefore matters for the country’s ability to adjust to the current and future effects of climate change, as well as cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Failure to do all of this will cause more joblessness and poverty, and leave the state with a heavy debt load...
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