"What do you want? What is this? Who are you" the police colonel aggressively asked me. South Africans justifiably have a low opinion and expectations of the country's public service and employees – health, education, police, NPA ... They're mediocre, corrupt, incompetent and negligent. Public sector employees are very well paid , a third or more than their private sector peers for similar jobs having received above-inflation increases since 1994. The sector is overstaffed, around 2.7 million people, with many unqualified for their posts. Too many people earn too much but quality of service remains poor. That's not a perception either but proven by Auditor-General and Public Service Commission reports . In my posts about our experiences with Groote Schuur Hospital and Western Cape Health Department and our complaints to various agencies including South African Police Services (SAPS), National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) and Health Professions Council of...
Blog on medical and health matters with a focus on the Western Cape's public health system.