Brilliant article. Helen, what you are doing makes so much sense. Look for the success recipe and replicate it. It's not that complicated. The Asian work ethic is amazing. Unfortunately we had apartheid and one of the "marketing strategies" of the struggle against apartheid was to promise the undeliverable to everyone. As these "promises" were perpetuated for decades, they have created a culture of entitlement and dependence, rather than accountability and self respect. Our dear friend JuJu is still promising the world to everyone. The question is, how do we change the way our people think? Start in parliament. Bring in Fit & Proper requirements for MP's, cabinet ministers and the executive. Both in terms of qualifications and honesty & integrity. (They did it in the financial services sector so why not the public sector?) Once that is in place, initiatives like this will become possible, because the MP's will understand more about law, economics, and the effect of their actions.