State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift
The initial commitment, informed by the constitutional dream of the struggle, has been trundled underfoot by ministers and presidents
There have been seven police ministers over the past three decades and not one has cracked a decent crime busting grade
The department has tried to turn the health system around but it’s plagued by inefficiency, staff shortages, dismal leadership and governance failures
They have on the whole served satisfactorily, but the department has also been marred by decades of maladministration and corruption
