Politicians should take back seat and let public service tackle task at hand

The public service will play a pivotal role in any effort to build a prosperous SA out of the ashes that remain from the Covid-19 epidemic. Though exact forecasts are not yet possible, it is already abundantly clear that our country will be plunged into a socio-economic disaster in the wake of the novel coronavirus crisis.

Decades of cadre deployment, political interference and patronage-based largesse have robbed South Africans of a capable state while fuelling corruption and wastage. It is no exaggeration to conclude that, particularly at senior management level, the SA public service does not serve the interests of the public. Instead, it serves the interests of the politicians in power.

Those front line service delivery heroes who remain in the public service — including many outstanding teachers and our brave doctors and nurses — serve the public with distinction not because of the government, but in spite of the government.

SA is a global anomaly in this regard. All successful democracies have long since accepted that you can either have a functional state free from political interference, or you can have a corruption-riddled patronage machine where politicians rule the roost. But you most certainly cannot have a capable state for as long as politicians are in charge of appointments and dismissals in the public service.

This we must do by instituting a standardised public service entrance examination that will be a fundamental requirement for entry into the public service. This exam should not be a 30% farce. It must be rigorous and thorough so that we ensure that we only select the cream of the crop into public service.

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