In 1998 there were two deputy directors-general at transport, now there are nine
18 January 2024 - 14:21
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In 1998, after the ANC government came into power, I was one of two deputy directors-general in the department of transport, universally accepted then as a well-managed department under Mac Maharaj, the minister.
Nowadays there are nine deputy directors-general for a very poorly managed department. The ability to spend, or not to spend, the budgeted funds is not related to the size of the department but to its competence.
Malcolm Mitchell Via BusinessLIVE
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In 1998 there were two deputy directors-general at transport, now there are nine
Duma Gqubule's most recent column refers (“The public sector needs to employ more people, not fewer”, January 16).
In 1998, after the ANC government came into power, I was one of two deputy directors-general in the department of transport, universally accepted then as a well-managed department under Mac Maharaj, the minister.
Nowadays there are nine deputy directors-general for a very poorly managed department. The ability to spend, or not to spend, the budgeted funds is not related to the size of the department but to its competence.
Malcolm Mitchell
Via BusinessLIVE
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