We are in a crisis; let’s focus on solutions

A democracy is not built on the personality of an individual president; it is built on the legislation, policies, institutions and mechanisms that make the country work. With that said, the best intentions of government can be greatly affected by weaknesses in those institutions, and the poor implementation of policies and legislation.

Weaknesses in these institutions and in the implementation of the policies and laws can be traced back to poor programme and project management at provincial and