JOHN DLUDLU: Failed experiment of nine provinces should be canned
The project, which was supposed to also deal with spatial and racial inequalities, has misfired
22 November 2023 - 05:00
There is an intermittent discussion about moving parliament from Cape Town to Pretoria — or somewhere else in Gauteng — to cut costs. The discussion always quickly fizzles out before it goes anywhere.
Now that the government appears in desperate need of ideas to cut costs, it is worth considering such radical ideas, including scrapping provincial administrations...
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