SA has one of the highest per-capita education budgets in the world yet sits at or near the bottom of the pile in results. Children who haven’t drowned in pit toilets cannot read or write in grade 8. You have maths teachers who can’t pass a grade 6 maths exam. Teachers neglect their flock to attend marches for more pay, or take three-or four-day weekends. There are state health-care workers who cannot change a nappy, let alone administer a drip; who not only treat patients with contempt but also trash their hospitals when they feel aggrieved. The department of water & sanitation couldn’t sanitise a jug of water. Its failed minister was appointed government spokesperson, projecting failure with every utterance. The Guptas were only in SA for eight years. But SAA and SA Express now require a further R24bn bailout while Comair, operating in the same market, remains profitable. Sell or give the bloody airlines to Comair and stem the bleeding. Kudos to the Post Office’s volunteer CEO Mar...
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