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As Helmoed Römer Heitman states, “the damage [to the SA National Defence Force] has been done by mismanagement, neglect and incompetence by the state” (“The SANDF is broken; this is how to fix it”, January 8).
The same principle applies to every other state-owned enterprise, municipality and entity that is run by deployed cadres without appropriate skills, competence or ability.
There is no turning point from this endeavour as there is no will on the part of the state to change the status quo. Essentially, we are faced with the “height of insanity” day in and day out.
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LETTER: The height of insanity
As Helmoed Römer Heitman states, “the damage [to the SA National Defence Force] has been done by mismanagement, neglect and incompetence by the state” (“The SANDF is broken; this is how to fix it”, January 8).
The same principle applies to every other state-owned enterprise, municipality and entity that is run by deployed cadres without appropriate skills, competence or ability.
There is no turning point from this endeavour as there is no will on the part of the state to change the status quo. Essentially, we are faced with the “height of insanity” day in and day out.
Dylan Allison
Via BusinessLIVE
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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