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As one of the most unequal societies in the world, it is already transparent that the war will be fought, won or lost, in the country’s poorest communities.
It is also clear that – for all the impressive and capable leadership that can be had at the highest levels of South Africa’s state, government and personal sector – years of cronyism, corruption and economic stagnation have broken the keys to the establishment.
“We are not well prepared or well placed as a country. . . after a decade of weakening state institutions,” said Adrian Enthoven, a prominent businessman who is now concerned about control of a solidarity fund set up to collect and manage personal contributions. to the fight against genocide. The corona virus.
“We were in a much stronger position before the [2008] global currency crisis than we are today. “
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These same considerations apply to provincial ministries of health, which are run by incompetent politicians.
“Doctors are getting into this. But the control of top management is defeated. It’s been a disaster. They are usually deployed through executives. There is no leadership capacity. They are absolutely defeated and very opposed to any cooperation with the personnel sector,” said a senior official at a provincial ministry, speaking to me on condition of anonymity.
A walk through Alexandra Township, just outside Johannesburg, is a sobering reminder of how tricky it can still be to engage the virus.
Despite the new presence of army patrols, constant social distancing messages in the media, vans distributing hand sanitizer in bulk, and the immediate reaction of testing teams looking to give clues as to who might be exposed to the first case shown, the dusty streets and narrow alleys are still filled with young people playing soccer and friends walking to make a stop at another.
Alexandra is worried about the virus, but for now, that’s overshadowed by the more pressing issues of lost tasks, unaffordable food, and the near-impossibility of isolating herself or her family for an extended period when space is a room with no strength. Water or toilets.
The virus has already exposed South Africa’s demanding systemic situations and inequalities.
But a sudden, excessive crisis – such as a war or an emergency – provides the tantalizing opportunity for radical change, forging new alliances, altering failed systems and models, denouncing bad leaders in the most ruthless ways, and bringing together the most talented. other dynamic people at the forefront.
Some of those tweaks are already underway.
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