Professor’s subjective and shallow analysis informed by his Broerderbond background and his dual advisory role to Provincial DA leader and Premier’s detractors.  

North West University Political Scientist, Professor Andre Duvenhage’s subjective commentary and shallow analysis of governance and political developments in the North West Province as published on page 10 of The New Age of Tuesday 28 January 2014 is largely influenced by his Broederbond background, his dual role as advisor to Democratic Alliance Provincial Leader Chris Hattingh and those working desperately to discredit Premier Thand Modise.

This dual role explains why there always a convergence between the DA and Premier Modise’s detractors within the ruling party.

In his quest to play to the gallery of public opinion against Premier Modise, Duvenhage who is behind Hattingh’s strategy of driving a wedge between the Provincial Executive Council led by Premier Modise and the leadership of the ruling party has consistently failed to appreciate the principle of separation of powers set in the constitution as it related to the three spheres of government, their interdependence and non-interference.

Like Hattingh, Duvenhage’s silence on Premier Modise’s onslaught against the corruption syndicate has been deafening and to the delight of Premier Modise’s detractors he consistently chooses to blame the existence of the two centres of power in the province on Premier Modise.
Duvenhage’s view that Modise has a Laisser-faire approach is prejudiced as it does not recognise the hands-on approach of the Premier that has resulted in properties which were lost to the provincial government being regained and Heads of Department, Executive and Senior Managers in the Provincial government and officials at municipal levels implicated in tender fraud and corruption being fired.
Surely the learned Professor should know that fighting fraud and corruption is part of the Premier‘s mandate to entrench good governance and ensure that resources meant to improve the lives of communities are not plundered with impunity by the Desperados he is sympathetic towards.
Like Hattingh, the good Professor in his myopic analysis is least concerned that no action has been taken in finalised fraud and corruption investigation referred to law enforcement agencies for those implicated to have their day in court.
Interestingly enough however is that Duvenhage confirms that the stalled investigation into the purchase of the official vehicle for official use by Premier Modise would be used by her detractors to cast a shadow on the Premier during the ruling party’s list process.

All those who have an agenda against the Premier are aware that state vehicles for some MEC’s were recently purchased with some in the same price range with the BMW 750 i purchased for the Premier due to extras that some MEC’s demanded but choose to turn a blind eye on these as the focus on discrediting the Premier serves the common agenda of the opposition in the province and the corruption syndicate.
As an invitee to the roundtable on the Mmabatho Airport City Development Project to be held on Friday to which investors from the UK will be participants, Professor Duvenhage does not need to be reminded that such initiatives, independent assessments and accolades of being the best performing province in housing delivery, drug availability at health institutions across the province and province with most improved matric results across the country are not achieved by provinces with Premiers with Laisser-faire approach those that operate within an environment where obstruction and defiance are used to cover-up the corruption syndicate.
The recent additional top up of R65 million to the housing budget that was redirected to the province from underperforming provinces by National Department of Human Settlements is not allocated to provinces with Premiers with Laisser-faire approach.-TDN
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Professor’s subjective and shallow analysis informed by his Broerderbond background and his dual advisory role to Provincial DA leader and Premier’s detractors.  

North West University Political Scientist, Professor Andre Duvenhage’s subjective commentary and shallow analysis of governance and political developments in the North West Province as published on page 10 of The New Age of Tuesday 28 January 2014 is largely influenced by his Broederbond background, his dual role as advisor to Democratic Alliance Provincial Leader Chris Hattingh and those working desperately to discredit Premier Thand Modise.

This dual role explains why there always a convergence between the DA and Premier Modise’s detractors within the ruling party.

In his quest to play to the gallery of public opinion against Premier Modise, Duvenhage who is behind Hattingh’s strategy of driving a wedge between the Provincial Executive Council led by Premier Modise and the leadership of the ruling party has consistently failed to appreciate the principle of separation of powers set in the constitution as it related to the three spheres of government, their interdependence and non-interference.

Like Hattingh, Duvenhage’s silence on Premier Modise’s onslaught against the corruption syndicate has been deafening and to the delight of Premier Modise’s detractors he consistently chooses to blame the existence of the two centres of power in the province on Premier Modise.
Duvenhage’s view that Modise has a Laisser-faire approach is prejudiced as it does not recognise the hands-on approach of the Premier that has resulted in properties which were lost to the provincial government being regained and Heads of Department, Executive and Senior Managers in the Provincial government and officials at municipal levels implicated in tender fraud and corruption being fired.
Surely the learned Professor should know that fighting fraud and corruption is part of the Premier‘s mandate to entrench good governance and ensure that resources meant to improve the lives of communities are not plundered with impunity by the Desperados he is sympathetic towards.
Like Hattingh, the good Professor in his myopic analysis is least concerned that no action has been taken in finalised fraud and corruption investigation referred to law enforcement agencies for those implicated to have their day in court.
Interestingly enough however is that Duvenhage confirms that the stalled investigation into the purchase of the official vehicle for official use by Premier Modise would be used by her detractors to cast a shadow on the Premier during the ruling party’s list process.

All those who have an agenda against the Premier are aware that state vehicles for some MEC’s were recently purchased with some in the same price range with the BMW 750 i purchased for the Premier due to extras that some MEC’s demanded but choose to turn a blind eye on these as the focus on discrediting the Premier serves the common agenda of the opposition in the province and the corruption syndicate.
As an invitee to the roundtable on the Mmabatho Airport City Development Project to be held on Friday to which investors from the UK will be participants, Professor Duvenhage does not need to be reminded that such initiatives, independent assessments and accolades of being the best performing province in housing delivery, drug availability at health institutions across the province and province with most improved matric results across the country are not achieved by provinces with Premiers with Laisser-faire approach those that operate within an environment where obstruction and defiance are used to cover-up the corruption syndicate.
The recent additional top up of R65 million to the housing budget that was redirected to the province from underperforming provinces by National Department of Human Settlements is not allocated to provinces with Premiers with Laisser-faire approach.-TDN
Follow us on Twitter@Taung_DailyNews or @IceT_

Professor’s subjective and shallow analysis informed by his Broerderbond background and his dual advisory role to Provincial DA leader and Premier’s detractors.  

North West University Political Scientist, Professor Andre Duvenhage’s subjective commentary and shallow analysis of governance and political developments in the North West Province as published on page 10 of The New Age of Tuesday 28 January 2014 is largely influenced by his Broederbond background, his dual role as advisor to Democratic Alliance Provincial Leader Chris Hattingh and those working desperately to discredit Premier Thand Modise.

This dual role explains why there always a convergence between the DA and Premier Modise’s detractors within the ruling party.

In his quest to play to the gallery of public opinion against Premier Modise, Duvenhage who is behind Hattingh’s strategy of driving a wedge between the Provincial Executive Council led by Premier Modise and the leadership of the ruling party has consistently failed to appreciate the principle of separation of powers set in the constitution as it related to the three spheres of government, their interdependence and non-interference.

Like Hattingh, Duvenhage’s silence on Premier Modise’s onslaught against the corruption syndicate has been deafening and to the delight of Premier Modise’s detractors he consistently chooses to blame the existence of the two centres of power in the province on Premier Modise.
Duvenhage’s view that Modise has a Laisser-faire approach is prejudiced as it does not recognise the hands-on approach of the Premier that has resulted in properties which were lost to the provincial government being regained and Heads of Department, Executive and Senior Managers in the Provincial government and officials at municipal levels implicated in tender fraud and corruption being fired.
Surely the learned Professor should know that fighting fraud and corruption is part of the Premier‘s mandate to entrench good governance and ensure that resources meant to improve the lives of communities are not plundered with impunity by the Desperados he is sympathetic towards.
Like Hattingh, the good Professor in his myopic analysis is least concerned that no action has been taken in finalised fraud and corruption investigation referred to law enforcement agencies for those implicated to have their day in court.
Interestingly enough however is that Duvenhage confirms that the stalled investigation into the purchase of the official vehicle for official use by Premier Modise would be used by her detractors to cast a shadow on the Premier during the ruling party’s list process.

All those who have an agenda against the Premier are aware that state vehicles for some MEC’s were recently purchased with some in the same price range with the BMW 750 i purchased for the Premier due to extras that some MEC’s demanded but choose to turn a blind eye on these as the focus on discrediting the Premier serves the common agenda of the opposition in the province and the corruption syndicate.
As an invitee to the roundtable on the Mmabatho Airport City Development Project to be held on Friday to which investors from the UK will be participants, Professor Duvenhage does not need to be reminded that such initiatives, independent assessments and accolades of being the best performing province in housing delivery, drug availability at health institutions across the province and province with most improved matric results across the country are not achieved by provinces with Premiers with Laisser-faire approach those that operate within an environment where obstruction and defiance are used to cover-up the corruption syndicate.
The recent additional top up of R65 million to the housing budget that was redirected to the province from underperforming provinces by National Department of Human Settlements is not allocated to provinces with Premiers with Laisser-faire approach.-TDN
Follow us on Twitter@Taung_DailyNews or @IceT_