The public service must be protected from collapse

Cadre deployment of the past might be one of the biggest challenges to a new coalition government

20 August 2023 - 00:00 By Lucky Mathebula

An election result next year in which no party wins 50% of the vote will test the resilience of the fragile democratic order how it operates on behalf of citizens...

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