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| 2008-08-27 |
| The departure of whites from the public service had left a skills vacuum in certain areas, ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said on Wednesday. Something like to the vacuum in Zim? "As an elected leader of the African National Congress, I want to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past," he wrote in a column in The Star newspaper. One mistake was to allow a process that led to too many casualties of well-meaning, skilful and patriotic experts in the public sector. Another would be Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and yet another the diluge of phony education credentials. "In addition, the exit of white persons -- who had a contribution to make -- from the civil service followed an unfortunate course that resulted in a skills vacuum in some areas of the public service," Phosa said. "It is something that we aim to correct over time to ensure that those experts who can add substantial value to public service delivery will be given a chance to return and make the contribution they were trained to do." "Correct of time," say six to ten thousand years possibly. Phosa said it was no secret that the government needed such skills in financial management, information technology and in safety, crime and judicial management. Blinding flash of the obvious, even for a communist. He urged "well-meaning" South Africans, white and black, not to leave the country but to contribute to economic growth through partnerships. "It is not only in the public service where white and black South Africans have worked side by side to make South Africa a better place to live," Phosa wrote. Public service or government is th key eh? Sounds very Obamesque, very Democrat. "We should emulate the example of... Nelson Mandela and reach deeply across divides to ensure that we search for the very best in one another." Blame the people, white people of course and their failure to reach across divides and obvious racism. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Government There, fully repaired. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-08-27 20:45 |
| #8 21.5% of the population has HIV/AIDS. 43 year life expectancy. 24% unemployment rate. 50% of the population in poverty. 10% white (2001). Languages: Afrikaans 13.3%, English 8.2%. Government friendly with Zim Bob. I can't understand it: why would whites depart? |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-08-27 20:19 |
| #7 If I was white in South Africa and I saw what happened in Zimbabwae and the somewhat accepting response to those actions in South Africa it wouldn't be long before I was a white in Australia instead. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-27 13:57 |
| #6 regression to the jungle. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-27 13:52 |
| #5 Lazy and shiftless? |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-08-27 13:50 |
| #4 Hey, I'm doing fine without 'em! I'll send over Farmin B. Hard to take a civil service exam. Those desk jobs sound more like his speed anyway. |
| Posted by: Robert Mugabe 2008-08-27 12:40 |
| #3 "We should emulate the example of... Nelson Mandela and reach deeply across divides to ensure that we search for the very best in one another." Huh? Mandela looked out for number one - he decided he wanted the whole enchilada, and became the leader of a violent revolt that saw schools targeted with bombs. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2008-08-27 10:21 |
| #2 SA is a toilet and the ANC has been in the drivers seat during the entire tailspin. Why would any white want to live there? It sounds like being white in West Oakland. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-27 10:15 |
| #1 I blame THE MAN! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-27 09:29 |