Officials who occupy jobs that are vital to the task of reversing SA’s decline should, where possible, have to reapply for their jobs and not be reappointed if they are not competent. 

This is the view of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), which proposes an amendment to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to make it easier to replace civil servants in senior leadership positions. ..

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