A capable public service would be the perfect gift for SA after 30 years of democracy

28 April 2024 - 00:00

Thoughts were racing through my head in the wee hours of Saturday, so I decided to interrupt my sleep to attend to them. This morning officially marks 30 years since South Africans (the majority of them doing it for the first time) marked their ballot papers to select the party of their choice. Over these three decades, the electorate has chosen the ANC to lead the national government and eight of the nine provinces...

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