Jeff, sadly our South African media is biased. It points in one direction only, which is away from the main opposition party which is supported by foreign funders, think tanks and NGOs. Please consider this side that affects the country if ever reported on, and more directly affects the 7 million people in the Western Cape province - https://www.mikehampton.co.uk/p/godzille-4-da-zille-protected-by-anc-ramaphosa
I find it curious that you claim SA has a lack of redistribution? We have the highest tax to GDP ratio for an upper middle income country. Very progressive tax brackets. Grants that touch more than half of all households and sustain probably a quarter of all people. Average teacher salary is in the top 5% of income earners. A near universal school feeding programme. Extensive unemployment insurance. A 1% skills development levy. Etc etc.
"Climate change, government mismanagement, and poor infrastructure contribute to the flooding challenge."
Especially government mismanagement. How on earth doesn't Kenya have an early warning systems for extreme weather conditions? What about flood mitigation systems. If they existed, no one, not one person would have died in Mai Mahiu
Sometimes, I think living in Africa is like Russian roulette. With every preventable disaster that doesn't get you, you breath a sigh of relief and hope the next doesn't turn out to be the bullet that ends you. Aarghh!
Jeff, sadly our South African media is biased. It points in one direction only, which is away from the main opposition party which is supported by foreign funders, think tanks and NGOs. Please consider this side that affects the country if ever reported on, and more directly affects the 7 million people in the Western Cape province - https://www.mikehampton.co.uk/p/godzille-4-da-zille-protected-by-anc-ramaphosa
I find it curious that you claim SA has a lack of redistribution? We have the highest tax to GDP ratio for an upper middle income country. Very progressive tax brackets. Grants that touch more than half of all households and sustain probably a quarter of all people. Average teacher salary is in the top 5% of income earners. A near universal school feeding programme. Extensive unemployment insurance. A 1% skills development levy. Etc etc.
"Climate change, government mismanagement, and poor infrastructure contribute to the flooding challenge."
Especially government mismanagement. How on earth doesn't Kenya have an early warning systems for extreme weather conditions? What about flood mitigation systems. If they existed, no one, not one person would have died in Mai Mahiu
Sometimes, I think living in Africa is like Russian roulette. With every preventable disaster that doesn't get you, you breath a sigh of relief and hope the next doesn't turn out to be the bullet that ends you. Aarghh!