OPINIONISTA: A time for critical choices: we need a leadership that can drive renewal and support good governance

The rhetoric of renewal and rebuilding has not yet been realised or articulated in the reconfiguration of South Africa’s Cabinet or the issues confronting State-owned entities such as PetroSA, Eskom, South African Airways or the SABC.

The corrective measures required to remedy our malaise is not simply the appointment of executives that appear to be above reproach only, but rather capable individuals that are committed to a greater call of service – and that service must be to the Republic and its people.

The danger of not dealing with the system upon which our governance structures exist is that we will create an environment akin to the governing party where people like Ace Magashule are provided much space to wreak havoc and plan their next move with the knowledge and power of using the machine to drive their own often divisive agenda.

The same must be said for our state-owned entities that are crippled by inertia, ineffective implementation and a vacuum of both confidence and capability.

It looks like that's going to take a couple more years, at least.

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