I am not going to say anything!
from: iafrica.com
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A Goal, Especially When You Have No Track Record of Making Goals, is Not an Economic Growth Path!
I am astonished at the way Zuma's announcement of a goal is being hailed as a step foward in economic development!
When a government and party with no record for implementation launches it's new economic strategy with an astonishingly stiff goal of 5 million jobs (I believe they have only managed a loss of some million jobs in their 15 years of trying) one has to be totally skeptical.
Of course South Africa needs 5 million new jobs, more in fact, but just to set sensible goals and hope to reach them is not a way to create jobs - its just a Strategy of Hope! I know because I've been there in business and it just doesn't work!
from: Eyewitness News
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(click image for full story online)
When a government and party with no record for implementation launches it's new economic strategy with an astonishingly stiff goal of 5 million jobs (I believe they have only managed a loss of some million jobs in their 15 years of trying) one has to be totally skeptical.
Of course South Africa needs 5 million new jobs, more in fact, but just to set sensible goals and hope to reach them is not a way to create jobs - its just a Strategy of Hope! I know because I've been there in business and it just doesn't work!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Who Failed The Pupils Writing Exams on The Floor
I've only been out of South Africa for a week and already I'm astonished by the amazing situation reflected by the news that there are children at a Cape Town School who are going to write their exams on the floor!
While we at least don't seem to be blaming this on Apartheid, we've picked on the MEC.
But this is nonsense, many more people need to be blamed:
Zuma because he specificaly promised to rectify education Zuma's governemnt because they are supposed to be serving the people The teachers because they let it continue The parents because they didn't push enough
All of us because we know this type of thing happens but turn a blind eye to it either because we don't care or we are scared of the reaction of others across the various race barriers!
After all after decades of ANC government, with an economy that grows income massively and a purported desire to change, we cant even buy a few children chairs and desks. Thats without talking about health, police and home affairs.
from: Eye Witness News
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(click image for full story online)
While we at least don't seem to be blaming this on Apartheid, we've picked on the MEC.
But this is nonsense, many more people need to be blamed:
All of us because we know this type of thing happens but turn a blind eye to it either because we don't care or we are scared of the reaction of others across the various race barriers!
After all after decades of ANC government, with an economy that grows income massively and a purported desire to change, we cant even buy a few children chairs and desks. Thats without talking about health, police and home affairs.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Gauteng Licensing a Mirror to South Africa's inability to Make Things Work!
The reversion, after 5 years from a call centre system of booking license appointments seems to have not been reported - but is to me it is a case study South Africa's inefficiency and lack of implementation skills.
Only Eye Witness News seems to have reported it
although this report seems overly positive. There were interviews on radio that indicated that queues weren't moving and even with a new function users were shunted from queue to queue and refused service.
When the call centre system was introduced it was clear the system wasn't working (see for example this blog at the time)very early on. This carried on for 5 years with amazing loss of time and money
Now they plan to commission an impact study and close the call centre! Sounds like the feasibility studies being one on the multi billion Rand world cup stadiums!
Only Eye Witness News seems to have reported it
from: Eye Witness News
(click image for full story online)
(click image for full story online)
although this report seems overly positive. There were interviews on radio that indicated that queues weren't moving and even with a new function users were shunted from queue to queue and refused service.
When the call centre system was introduced it was clear the system wasn't working (see for example this blog at the time)very early on. This carried on for 5 years with amazing loss of time and money
Now they plan to commission an impact study and close the call centre! Sounds like the feasibility studies being one on the multi billion Rand world cup stadiums!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
A Pee in the Parks Ends in a Shoot Out
This is really a leap of assumption but why does this kind of thing happen in South Africa? Sounds more like a barroom brawl in binge drinking UK. Chances are it was the clash between an innocent offender and officious security guards!
So what do you think? Am I way off the mark?
So what do you think? Am I way off the mark?
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