It has been clear for many years that the ANC regards the private sector as an inexhaustible source of money to be spent, wasted or converted to individual gain for its better-placed members. Included in this has been the purchase of political support by stuffing state entities with cadres in well-paid jobs, for which many are not qualified.
This overall approach has been driven and supported by the many members of the tripartite alliance, including the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union. If President Cyril Ramaphosa, finance minister Tito Mboweni and others in the cabinet who are not part of the Zuma faction of self-enriching malefactors really want to rectify the malaise within this country, they should insist that inspectors are reintroduced to the school system to determine which teachers are underperforming and which school principals are maladministering the funds and staff under their control...
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