Day 32 - Why do I need a Degree I'm a Government Official?

Source Article: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/KZN-officials-to-go-back-to-school-20130530  
 

Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal municipal officials will be compelled to undergo training in the event of poor audits, the province said on Thursday. 

"We are on the point of introducing compulsory training programmes with relevant modules for officials in municipalities, that have received poor audit reports," Co-operative Governance MEC Nomusa Dube told journalists in Pietermaritzburg.

The province currently does not allow elected councillors to receive bonuses or award bonuses to municipal officials of municipalities, which have received adverse reports from the auditor general.

Dube - speaking ahead of presenting her department's annual budget to the provincial legislature - said the performance of the province's municipalities had improved since 2009.

Turning to the controversial Manase Report - a 700-page forensic audit report on fraud and corruption in the eThekwini Metro - Dube said the date for its release would be announced within a "few days".

She would, however, not commit to when that would be.

Durban's councillors, who agreed to sign a secrecy clause, were allowed to see the report.

- SAPA

Is it not reasonable to assume that government officials be taught how to their jobs Before being allowed to start working? The apparent reason for the “compelled training” is that some officials got bad audits and officials with bad audits cannot receive bonuses, the fact that the people don’t know how to do their jobs doesn’t matter.

Would it not be more prudent to, when someone applies for the job of an official, their qualifications cover the job that they are applying for or\and are put through training so as to ensure the official is able to perform their duties effectively?

Looking at the state of the country combined with articles of this nature, this simple Preventative measures have not been implemented or possibly not even considered.

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Day 28 - Officially Greedy

Source Article: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/New-planes-for-presidency-Report-20130525

 

Johannesburg - The defence force will buy new presidential jets and planes as soon as possible, the Saturday Star reported.

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told the Cape Town Press Club on Friday the department was spending millions each week on chartering aircraft because many of the current planes were so old.

According to the report the department was looking into buying VVIP (very very important people) jets as well as strategic airlifting capacity planes as soon as possible.

"We're running out of time," Mapisa-Nqakula said.

She said the Treasury had allocated money to buy the new planes.

These new aircraft would charter VVIP's including President Jacob Zuma, the deputy president, former presidents and the minister and deputy minister of defence, the Saturday Star reported.

"Every week we pay millions of rand chartering aircraft for strategic airlift capability, which far exceeds the money we would have spent by purchasing," Mapisa-Nqakula said.

"If you look at some of our aircraft, they're 60 to 62-years-old and should be museum pieces. I won't elaborate on some of the experiences I've had... but this process [to buy aircraft] must begin."

In 2009 Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe had to make an emergency landing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after problems with his jet and in 2011 the aircraft he was due to travel in had problems before take-off from Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria.

Last year Mapisa-Nqakula cancelled plans to buy a R2bn presidential jet.

- SAPA

This is another ridiculous story of money wasting. Why would government officials need to have private jets? In a country where the government is rife with corruption and excessive wastes in taxpayer’s money, how can it be justified that the government that prides itself as working towards a better future for all South Africans is allowed to throw money around for ridiculous expenses? If they were truly interested in improving the lives of the people in South Africa they would be willing to sacrifice the first class lifestyle they cherish so much and make their officials fly coach so as to have money to spend on the betterment of the people that voted for them.

In Equal Money Capitalism such privileges would not exist, so as to ensure the integrity of government officials in acting in the best interests of all. 

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