By signing the NHI bill into law, Ramaphosa now has a Zuma moment, the authors write. (Getty Images)
The ANC in government has repeatedly shown that it cannot manage complex systems and cannot trust public funds.The evidence is overwhelming, he writes. Pieter du Toit.
On the first day of the ANC's national conference in Nasrec in December 2017, the Office of the President suddenly issued a statement declaring that the government had decided to move forward with the implementation of free higher education for all. .
The announcement surprised everyone, including the Ministry of Higher Education and university vice-chancellors. However, Jacob Zuma's statement, despite being the ANC leader and head of state and the lynchpin of a state-wide network of patronage and corruption, was intended solely as a strategic ploy to influence the leadership election. Ta. There was no legislative or administrative framework to support the plan, and the fiscal impact had not been analyzed.
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