Similarly, postponing, and in some instances not honouring contractual payments from the state’s side for services rendered by private sector companies, also do not contribute to a harmonious relationship from developing between the state and the private sector.
The focus within the National Development Plan on the eradication of corruption from the system is most welcomed, in taking cognisance of the fact that for corrupt state officials to be accommodated within the system, a willing counter party from the private sector is necessary.