This might come as a surprise to many in the government, but it is its own ideological and concomitant policy choices over many years that have left it “teetering on a fiscal cliff” (“Government is broke, says minister in defence of state’s 0% wage offer (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/labour/2021-04-22-government-is-broke-says-minister-in-defence-of-states-0-wage-offer/)”, April 22).
Public service & administration minister Senzo Mchunu’s comments, on public sector wages specifically, were brave and serve to indicate the corner in which the government finds itself. Across various sectors of the SA economy and society the growing power of the unions has increased pressure on the government — and prevented meaningful improvements in “state-funded” services, most notably education...
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