2014 marks 20 years of democracy in South Africa. It has been 20 years since the sceptre of the apartheid regime was dislodged to make way for the triumph of universal suffrage and democratic rule. The strides made since the installation of the democratic dispensation call for celebration and commendation for those who have worked to transform the political and economic fortunes of a vast mass of the population.
Notwithstanding euphoria inducing atmosphere of the realisation of liberation, the growing culture of corruption and maladministration witnessed in the public sector as well as the scandal proneness of members the country's executive has elicited wide spread consternation.
Many have diagnosed the cause of regression and malaise within the government to be the dearth of accountable and conscientious leadership. Could changing the way these leaders are elected set the country back on a path to good governance? Read our latest book to find out.
Notwithstanding euphoria inducing atmosphere of the realisation of liberation, the growing culture of corruption and maladministration witnessed in the public sector as well as the scandal proneness of members the country's executive has elicited wide spread consternation.
Many have diagnosed the cause of regression and malaise within the government to be the dearth of accountable and conscientious leadership. Could changing the way these leaders are elected set the country back on a path to good governance? Read our latest book to find out.
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