South Africa: 'Tenderised State' Is a Tough Issue That Must Be Tackled

opinion

South Africans are understandably appalled by the corruption scourge, but ethical pleading and criminal justice interventions are not the full answer to a plague that threatens to consume our democracy. We must think more profoundly about a range of problematic institutional, legislative and strategic assumptions in our society.

Amid the Gauteng Covid-19 personal protection equipment (PPE) procurement scandal, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a 9 April Women's Day message. In his address, he announced a national strategic plan that includes measures to "promote women's economic inclusion". "We will do this," Ramaphosa told the nation, in the first place "by setting aside 40% of public procurement for women-owned businesses."

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