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MiW said:
"IMF conditionality is a set of policies or conditions that the IMF requires in exchange for financial resources.[18] The IMF does require collateral from countries for loans but also requires the government seeking assistance to correct its macroeconomic imbalances in the form of policy reform.[25] If the conditions are not met, the funds are withheld.[18][26] The concept of conditionality was introduced in a 1952 Executive Board decision and later incorporated into the Articles of Agreement.

Conditionality is associated with economic theory as well as an enforcement mechanism for repayment. Stemming primarily from the work of Jacques Polak, the theoretical underpinning of conditionality was the "monetary approach to the balance of payments".[19]

Structural adjustment
Further information: Structural adjustment

Some of the conditions for structural adjustment can include:
These conditions are known as the Washington Consensus."

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That sounds better than the current government 'manifesto'

One always will pay interest on money borrowed ..most people don't like their creditors
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Some measures make sense, but several look tailor-made to give the wealthy, especially foreigners, another opportunity to line their pockets.

etienne_marais said:
Coronavirus: ANC Councillors ‘Looting” Food Parcels for the Poor
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If they are they should send them down to where the poor live so they can explain in person.

Jonny_9 said:
This is why these kinds of government projects need to be coordinated with a top-down approach (on the guidance and advice of proper experts) .
Otherwise, there is random chaos happening in different provinces and different municipalities.
With the government PMDS system being a joke, with it being about impossible to fire an ill-performing civil servant, and with the provincial and municipal top-dogs drunk on power and BMW's you get this kind of thing in the E Cape.
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Top-down is usually less efficient. It isn't difficult to fire a civil servant. Rather it is that they choose not to fire them.
 
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I've read for weeks about wash your hands, because if you don't and you have Covid-19 on them, if you then touch your face you will be infected.

So how exactly does the virus infiltrate your system - osmosis ? And that osmosis only happens on the face ?

If I touch my lips, pick my nose ( presuming it's on my finger, not my palm ) or rub my eyes - that I understand but if I rub my forehead, my chin, my cheek ?

'masks are bad because when you tale them off you touch your face - well no', taking off a mask makes no contact with eyes, mouth or your nostrils.

Am I missing something ?
 
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daveza said:
I've read for weeks about wash your hands, because if you don't and you have Covid-19 on them, if you then touch your face you will be infected.

So how exactly does the virus infiltrate your system - osmosis ? And that osmosis only happens on the face ?

If I touch my lips, pick my nose ( presuming it's on my finger, not my palm ) or rub my eyes - that I understand but if I rub my forehead, my chin, my cheek ?

'masks are bad because when you tale them off you touch your face - well no', taking off a mask makes no contact with eyes, mouth or your nostrils.

Am I missing something ?
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There seems to be more concern about fluids than solid surfaces, such as sneezes, so I've been presuming fluids transport it better. But touching other facial areas is still a contact risk.

Also, the worry is fiddling with a mask that's on will lead to some touching of the face as well. But a medical expert on Carte Blanche did say one thing new that was quite convincing - any barrier has to be an improvement over no barrier.
 
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Top-down is usually less efficient. It isn't difficult to fire a civil servant. Rather it is that they choose not to fire them.
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Of course it is less efficient. But bottom up just doesn't work at all in the SA context because a huge % of civil servants need to be babied, spoonfed and just don't want to make any decisions because they are in an 'acting' post or even if they aren't, they don't HAVE to be efficient and proactive because.... nothing. They just don't have to. Worst case scenario is a redeployment to a provincial admin job with less responsibility and same pay.

Regarding firing- ja.
An example- I know a provincial coordinator of a massive govt sector who has not come to work in perhaps 7 years. Province tried for years to dismiss him..... He still is the coordinator. He still gets his massive salary. He still doesn't work.
(This is not hearsay- believe me)
 
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Only just noticed that he's a guest author. Still, his argument seems to make sense, if it's legit.
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It is a common knowledge, confirmed by the rigorous body of research, that low temperatures and low humidity contribute to flu-like virus epidemics, while high temperatures and high humidity reduce or even prevent flu-like epidemics. Good ventilation (rapid exchange of indoor air, which potentially contains viruses, with clean outside air) is another important factor that decreases the virus spread. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses and Influenza viruses are enveloped RNA viruses from the respiratory virus group. Therefore, the knowledge gained by the vast amount of prior studies of such viruses is fully applicable to the current epidemic.
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Lupus said:
Than it shouldn't be spreading in Natal
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Agreed not much, especially around Feb.

There was also the earlier point made about humidity being a problem in masks. I heard later that that came from the WHO, but I'm sure even they don't talk shyte about everything.
 
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