Manoel BittencourtNov 7, 2023
Civil society in South Africa: the pictures below illustrate trust in #civilsociety in #southafrica.
Overall, trust in #institutions and #organizations is low. Without a strong civil society bargaining for public goods (#education and #health, and #electricity) and for #incomeredistribution via taxation, #inequality will remain persistent. And high inequality is bad for the #economy and #society as a whole.
Show threadDanie van der Merwe
@manoel_bittencourt a lot of the issues have to do with misplaced trust, and the public have to rely largely on institutions to also fix some of the mess. A lot depends on how aligned (or not) an institution is to their stated vision and objectives.
Nov 7, 2023 at 9:03pmWeb
Show threadManoel BittencourtNov 8, 2023
@danie10 thanks, yet again, quite right, there is literature (sorry, I am an academic) on why #Africans dislike paying #taxes, well, it is because they know their #elites all too well, say, they know they will not get much back in terms of #publicgoods, for the #commongood.
Show threadDanie van der MerweNov 8, 2023
@manoel_bittencourt I think the dislike of paying taxes has intensified since seeing so many local government services are just not being delivered. Many have issues with paying for a 24/7 service for the month, and yet the service is only partially rendered. Right now we're not really seeing the light at the end of the tunnel yet... There may be some way to go before any actual improvement starts to happen.
Show threadManoel BittencourtNov 8, 2023
@danie10 thanks Danie, true, I think the #corruption thing does not help, recall the Scorpions? #Governance has not improved, there is a need to invest in the quality of our #government, with people being trained and hired in a more appropriate way, so that we do not have to depend so much on who is in power for #publicservices delivery.