JUSTICE MALALA | Why commend government agencies for just doing their jobs?
We have set the bar so low that Tshwane digging its heels in to collect rates and taxes gets a standing ovation from us
20 February 2022 - 19:34
If we are to fix SA, we must acknowledge that not only are our roads and towns and cities and many of our physical structures broken; our collective mindset is as well. Truth be told, we have set the bar so low in so many aspects of SA that we want to applaud, in fact we are often moved to applaud, when someone does something as simple as their own job. We applaud when people perform tasks that they should be doing when they clock in at work in the morning...
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