(IJR) 2010 Transformation Audit media briefing
The Transformation Audit, which annually tracks matters of social justice in the South African economy, will be launched in Cape Town later that evening, with Auditor-General, Terence Nombembe, as keynote speaker. Titled 'Vision or Vacuum?', this edited volume focuses on the quality of economic and political governance in South Africa and how they impact on the achievement of shared prosperity for all South Africans.
You are invited to attend the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation's
(IJR) 2010 Transformation Audit media briefing at the Townhouse Hotel
and Conference Centre in Cape Town at 10am on Thursday, 24th February
2011.
The Transformation Audit, which annually tracks matters of social
justice in the South African economy, will be launched in Cape Town
later that evening, with Auditor-General, Terence Nombembe, as keynote
speaker.
Titled 'Vision or Vacuum?', this edited volume focuses on the quality of
economic and political governance in South Africa and how they impact on
the achievement of shared prosperity for all South Africans.
While presenting diverse views from some of the country's leading
researchers and economic analysts, the publication highlights the need
for coherent, and competent governance In the process of recovering from
the impact of the recent global recession, and in the light of continued
global volatility, it is important for government to be pragmatic and to
provide stability by doing the basic things right.
In this vein, well-known analyst, Eusebius McKaiser, argues in one of
the contributions that even though major developmental gains over the
past 17 years may make Cosatu's depiction of a 'predatory state'
premature, practices, such as tenderpreneurship, do allude to a moral
crisis at the heart of the state. If not countered, he argues, it will
in the longer term impact on the state's ability to execute its mandate.
In line with the recommendations of this article, other contributions to
the Audit, such as Thomas Koelble en Edward LiPuma's analysis of local
government delivery bottlenecks, and Graeme Bloch's views on the crisis
in education, also concur on the need for improved oversight systems and
a more vigilant implementation of existing accountability measures.
For more information and media enquiries, please contact Oliver Meth on
021 763 7128 or 073 950 6598 or email to [email][email protected]
Oliver Meth
Communications & Public Relations Officer
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR)
PO Box 18094
Wynberg
Cape Town
7824
South Africa
T: +27 (0) 21 763 7128
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M: +27 (0) 73 950 6598
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