Can public administration be professionalised?

An ingenious plan, put on ice, needs to be renewed

26 March 2023 - 00:00 By Ivor Chipkin and Rafael Leite

Failures of governance are an existential threat to South Africa. Many of these problems are the result of deficiencies in the system of public administration. Incredibly, some dedicated public servants found a solution. Even more incredibly, it was buried.  ..

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