Merit-based appointments will be crucial to the GNU’s success

The ANC’s culture of awarding plum positions to party loyalists with struggle credentials has to end if we are to make inroads on poverty and inequality in SA

23 June 2024 - 00:00

Making appointments based on competence will be a crucial factor in determining whether the new government of national unity (GNU) is a success...

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