Editorial | Give us hope, Lesufi. But tell no lies: there will be much pressure on him to prove that he is as effective as his PR smarts make him out to be
The same had happened in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, where victorious factions acted against the losers.
This practice happens after ANC elective conferences in all tiers. In each case, they cite the need to strengthen governance and improve service, when everybody knows it is just about patronage and settling scores. Anyway, now that Lesufi is in charge of South Africa’s engine room, and arguably the most important economic hub on the continent, there will be much pressure on him to prove that he is as effective as his PR smarts make him out to be.During his long tenure as Gauteng education MEC, Lesufi gave the impression of being attentive to every minor and major issue affecting the sector. The jury is out on whether he was effective or just good at creating the perception that he was.
Citizens of Gauteng and the country as a whole will be looking at what he does about the ticking time-bomb that is unemployment and migration. This is the province that, even though it cannot fully take care of its own, is still the destination of choice for migrants from other provinces and other countries. This makes for a dangerous cocktail of crime, overcrowding and unplanned habitats. It puts pressure on public resources such as health, education and infrastructure.
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