{"id":51698,"date":"2014-01-15T13:11:53","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T11:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=51698"},"modified":"2014-01-16T09:34:29","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T07:34:29","slug":"da-report-card-f-is-for-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/51698\/da-report-card-f-is-for-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"DA report card: F is for fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Democratic\u00a0Alliance<\/a> has issued its\u00a02013 Cabinet Report Card, which sees numerous ministers receiving an F, led by president Jacob Zuma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Every year, the DA presents a report card\u00a0analyzing\u00a0government’s performance over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

Eight ministers scored an F in 2013, excluding the president, up from six, including Zuma in 2012.<\/p>\n

Communications minister, Yunus Carrim<\/a> scored a C, while transport minister Dipuo Peters<\/a> scored an E.<\/p>\n

Jacob Zuma<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jacob Zuma<\/p><\/div>\n

This year, President Zuma has, once again, led his cabinet as the worst performer in 2013, according to the DA.<\/p>\n

The DA said that, under Jacob Zuma, the SA government has gone from one\u00a0scandal\u00a0to the next.<\/p>\n

“Throughout his term in office, we have been unable to give him a mark higher than an E or an F because his performance in office has not improved. Instead, every year we witnessed a new low. This is a president who is bad for South Africa and should not be returned,” the DA said.<\/p>\n

“There is no question that life in South Africa is better than it was under apartheid. But President Zuma is reversing the progress that was made during the administrations which preceded his term of office,” the DA said.<\/p>\n

The DA said further that President Zuma has presided over some of the worst crises in democratic South Africa, with corruption\u00a0costing the tax-payer an estimated R30 billion a year, while police brutality has spiraled out of control.<\/p>\n

The political party cited corruption scandals including ‘Nkandlagate’ and ‘Guptagate’, while the economy is “struggling to grow, create jobs and alleviate poverty”.<\/p>\n

“Crucially, and most tragically, President Zuma has presided over a weak economy that is lagging behind most of our peers in Africa and around the globe. South Africans have paid the price for the President\u2019s dithering on economic policy, with over 1.3 million jobs lost since he took office.”<\/p>\n

The DA said that poor leadership is at the root of Zuma’s cabinet\u2019s overall lacklustre performance.<\/p>\n

The good…<\/strong><\/p>\n

The DA noted that\u00a0some ministers who, despite the lack of leadership from the President, still managed to perform well including:<\/p>\n