Let's use skills of the 'advantaged'

It's not often that we hear anything resembling common sense coming from our MPs in the National Assembly, so we were surprised this week when one of them pleaded with government to recall retired engineers and accountants to help save our collapsing municipalities.

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Even more surprising was the fact that the call came from uMkhonto weSizwe party's Visvin Reddy, who is a member of the parliamentary committee overseeing the department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs.

He suggested roping in "municipal experts" to guide current leaders.

He said bodies representing important industries related to municipal governance had many retirees and former industry leaders ready to lend their expertise.