Ramaphosa losing control

[Jet-Fighter7700]

losing control, or has it already been lost by his goons that stealing anything that isnt nailed down

 

[porchrat]

When it comes to presidents specifically lame duck has a special meaning beyond just being ineffectual. Journos really should stop using that specific term if all they want to say is "ineffectual".

 

[Cius]

So my dad forwarded me a DA newsletter with the following:

The Policy Reforms the DA Is Keeping a Close Eye On
by Ashor Sarupen, Deputy Chairperson of the DA Federal Council

Recently I attended an event by Business Leadership South Africa where they introduced a tool to track some of the key policy reforms being driven through Operation Vulindlela. Operation Vulindlela was launched in October 2020 against the backdrop of deep structural constraints that had for too long held back South Africa’s economic potential.

There is strong public support for the programme, hence the BLSA tracker, and at times I feel many South Africans are not familiar with it. I believe it is worth re-emphasising why it is so important for the country.

Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative between the Presidency and National Treasury that undertook a root cause analysis of why growth had remained stubbornly low for over a decade. This analysis identified a handful of binding constraints that were holding back investment, limiting competitiveness, and undermining productivity across the economy.

From the outset, Operation Vulindlela was designed to be pragmatic. It is a joint initiative with a small but dedicated technical team embedded in both institutions. Their focus was on five priority areas in Phase One:

• Energy security and electricity market reform
• Freight logistics reform
• Water use licensing and bulk water infrastructure delivery
• Release of high demand spectrum and modernisation of telecommunications
• Reform of the visa regime for skills, tourism, and investment

Each of these was the result of detailed economic analysis showing that weaknesses in these areas were at the heart of South Africa’s low growth trap.

Progress in Phase One

• The removal of the licensing threshold for embedded generation opened the way for over 14 000 MW of private generation projects.
• The successful auction of high demand spectrum after more than a decade of delay is lowering data costs and expanding networks.
• Water licensing turnaround times have been cut from more than 300 days to under 90 days.
• Third party access to the rail network and reforms at key ports are under way.
• A new points based system for critical skills visas has been designed, with digitisation of visa processes under way.

The continued implementation of Phase One is being tracked, while Phase Two reforms were adopted by the Government of National Unity in March 2025. These include:

• Local government capacity and basic service delivery
• Spatial integration and housing delivery
• Digital public infrastructure

One of Operation Vulindlela’s defining features has been the consistency of its core team and the commitment of implementing departments. This stability has allowed reforms to progress despite political and administrative changes.

Detailed delivery plans for each Phase Two reform are now being finalised with clear milestones, responsibilities, and support structures. These reforms are not academic exercises. They are the most direct route to raising South Africa’s growth rate, boosting competitiveness, and creating jobs.

Research by the Bureau for Economic Research suggests that fully implementing Phase One could raise South Africa’s potential GDP growth rate by 1.5 percentage points above the baseline. Treasury is now modelling the combined impact of Phase Two reforms on growth, investment, and employment.

Progress may not be as fast as we would like, but for the first time in many years, government is focused on the reforms that matter most. The DA will continue to track these reforms closely, because they are vital to South Africa’s future.

I found it interesting. I also found it odd that they do not mention the negatives that in my eyes dwarf any progress the above reforms would enable. New wave BEE would force all large companies in SA to fire almost half their white staff. That would drive so many math and science skills out of the economy I would suspect it tanks our economy. NHI if implemented would trigger a mass exit of most skills in the economy. And most glaringly there is no effective change in stopping large scale corruption in government which is now endemic and tanking us. Perhaps the DA put the above out as they are now in the GNU and want to share credit for the achievements in the quoted section but to me it looks like 1 step forward, 10 steps back.

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

So my dad forwarded me a DA newsletter with the following:



I found it interesting. I also found it odd that they do not mention the negatives that in my eyes dwarf any progress the above reforms would enable. New wave BEE would force all large companies in SA to fire almost half their white staff. That would drive so many math and science skills out of the economy I would suspect it tanks our economy. NHI if implemented would trigger a mass exit of most skills in the economy. And most glaringly there is no effective change in stopping large scale corruption in government which is now endemic and tanking us. Perhaps the DA put the above out as they are now in the GNU and want to share credit for the achievements in the quoted section but to me it looks like 1 step forward, 10 steps back.

Seems the 'leaders' in government need a reminder from the people on how dangerous it is for them when they don't root out corruption - just look at what is happening in Nepal...when the people get gatvol, these rich corrupt criminals will seek asylum once the mob starts knocking and make no mistake, the mob will come for those that flaunt their ill-gotten wealth all over social media!

 

[Alexander the Straight]

I think that we can all agree that for a very very long time to come SA will be governed by either a moderate or far "right" leaning leadership. By right,I'm implying all the usual stuff like Black people's cultural ,economic needs and rights must come before all else. etc...

Much like other parts of the world, once economic prosperity starts to decline the centre starts to move more and more right.

THe coming 3 to 5 years will be vitally important in terms of which way the country is heading. Personally,I'm not able to find any reason to be optimistic , other than the tiny possibility that the Brics alliance might be able to inject some "best practice sense" into this lot........ they're not likely to trust or accept advice from any other quarters...