The Transformation of Public Service Delivery, Batho Pele White Paper (1997), stipulates eight principles as quality standards for public service delivery. Reviewing the service delivery improvement plans for the 2006/07 financial year, ZWELAKHE TSHANDU reveals that while the plans speak to the framework, the absence of meaningful implementation and monitoring is a jarring reminder of a policy gap that imperils our developmental state objectives.
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