OPINIONISTA: Enough talking and dreaming: It’s time for the government to get real

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OPINIONISTA: Enough talking and dreaming: It’s time for the government to get real By Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar Gasnolar

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, which reflects how convenient his own thinking is about State Capture. He has allowed us all an opportunity to consider how the Zuma administration functioned, and particularly how conspiracies, intrigue, shifting accountability and decision-making took place.

Zuma’s demeanour at the Zondo Commission demonstrates an unwillingness to account, which is not unique to the former president but rather reflective of all former ministers , officials and former and current executives who refused to serve the republic, but rather their own agenda. The electoral system must be critically reassessed and reimagined to restore power to the people of this country where a blended system of constituency and proportional representative politics is reflected in our national Parliament, with the intention that our legislature will begin to hold our executive to account properly and effectively.

The alarming truth is that over the past 15 years, our government and parastatals have ballooned at the expense of the public purse, while performance and delivery have declined, or in some instances collapsed. We have not just seen ill-fitting and disinterested persons appointed, but also individuals who were hell-bent on destroying institutions to serve their own greed, self-interest and an overarching commitment to the shadow state.

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