LETTER: Policies I want to see
Here's my to-do list for the government
Natasha Marrian and others have bemoaned the lack of meaningful policies from the various political parties. Maybe it’s time that the public spelled out what they want rather than waiting for the politicians to dream up policies that don’t really meet the country’s future needs. To start the ball rolling, here’s my list: Only employ competent, efficient, honest public servants Introduce a universal basic income grant Provide all poor adults with freehold rights either in a township or a former homeland Scrap BEE shareholding requirements Phase in partial employee ownership of large companies Scrap sectoral bargaining Mandate union ballots on strikes and management offers Accelerate replacement of coal with low-cost renewable energy Incentivise householders and non-Eskom companies to generate solar power Incentivise the manufacture of electric vehicles Lower the cost of data services to international levels Streamline the visa management process Privatise SAA, Denel and the Post Offi...
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