"The truth is that free trade and limited government have pulled more people out of poverty than any other system
— and certainly more than any well-intentioned welfare state program"
SriLanka is booming after quelling many years of terrorism and civil unrest. True, their economy is much smaller than that of South Africa, but that does not diminish the truth of the statement above.
In almost any area where government became involved in business, the 'dead hand' is felt: CIPRO,the SETAs, the late Umsobomvu, Dept of Labour vs the Newcastle clothing factories..... the list of bungling is endless. And lest I am accused of just whinging, I can only say: 'look at the scoreboard' in terms of our growth record where we do not seem to be able to break through the sound barrier of a 3,5% GDP growth rate.
And the country, you and me, are paying the price in terms of jobs lost, poor service delivery etc. Somehing radical must be done.This is a time where decisive leadership is needed by getting ego's out of the way. Rope in the private sector to assist at the operational level to get things moving.
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