Latest articles on Cadre Deployment

Real relief requires the reform of state recruitment

Coronavirus Thokozani Chilenga Butao - 17 Jun 2020

Covid-19 has exposed, among a host of other things, the glaring gaps that appear when the wrong people have been put in the job

Magashule: Cadre deployment is here to stay

Article Matuma Letsoala - 24 Feb 2015

"We [the ANC] are not ashamed of cadre deployment. We will continue to implement it without fail," says the Free State premier.

Breytenbach: Decay of SA’s justice system must end

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jan 2015

DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach plans to reintroduce a Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament this year to save SA's "prosecutorial independence".

Value of education is measured in the labour market

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Jan 2015

The success of our education is less about passes, but more about how many can participate in the economy, writes Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

The beginning of the decade of the ANC cadre

Article Sapa - 25 May 2013

The ruling party wants reliable cadres to take South Africa into the future, says ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe.

NDP scraps increases linked to pupils’ performance

Article Sapa - 15 Aug 2012

A revised version of the NDP has been handed to President Jacob Zuma, with changes to key issues like salaries, the economy and cadre deployment.

ANC cadre deployment ‘drags down public services’

Article Ahmed areff - 12 Jul 2012

The Human Sciences Research Council says the ANC's policy of cadre deployment is adversely affecting public services.

Mantashe defends ANC cadre deployment

Article Staff Reporter & Ahmed areff - 14 Sep 2011

There is nothing wrong with cadre deployment, as it gives black people operational exposure, says ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.

Letters to the Editor: November 26 2010

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Dec 2010

M&G readers share their thoughts on cadre deployment, our critical thinking forum, racism and much more.

An independent cadre is a contradiction in terms amid party loyalty

Article Gavin Davis - 19 Nov 2010

Even competent cadres risk redeployment if they act impartially, undermining their integrity.

Jobs for pals are sometimes okay

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Nov 2010

The M&G is starting a debate about party deployments. This week Doron Isaacs argues that it is a global phenomenon

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