Goldfish, You've hit the nail on the head bro!
Most of the South African parastatals are battling to staff their departments with suitably qualified affirmatives. The Government paid something like 800 million bucks to outside consultants last year to teach these boys how to do their jobs. Remember that a lot of these people were living in excile outside of SA, and since the "political liberation" of SA, they returned in droves, and because they were loyal to the ANC, were mostly absorbed into Government Departments of some sort. Their qualifications????? Mostly Russian, East Block, Cuban or African Universities or Colleges. Some none at all. From their the Manto's & the Nkozama Zuma's.
As not many previously disadvantaged individuals (PDI's) had any schooling in aviation or aviation related business in the past, the CAA and ATNS are now desperate to train PDI's to take over from the "old boys" so that the industry can become more "representative" of the locals. The Problem???? The "old boys" are not interested in any transfer of skill, and plays the game very close to the heart. The reason???? If they effect a transfer of skill, they get replaced too quickly. This is exactly what is happening at the CAA. the old boys won't budge!
These issues frustrate the Government no end, and Ministers and Departemental DG's have got their hands in their hair. Solutions are scarce.
The CAA is now advertising for a new CEO, and they say that they hope to find a suitably qualified person of color to fit in with the Governments Employment Equity Bill. So why bother to entertain applications from suitably qualified white faces? Why don't they just make it clear that they are not interested in any white face? That way people will not waste unnecessary time, effort & money.
They do indicate that the person should be a SA Citizen. I wonder why? There are so many black foreigners employed at the CAA at the moment, and one can only but wonder why? Why employ foreigners when the Government should have an obligation to its own folk, even if it means taking years to school or educate them in aviation? Zimbabwians, Lesotho-ans, Nigerians etc. These people are taking the bread from the locals, and again one can only but wonder why? I definately will not be voting ANC this year!!
