M Shilowa: International Day of Disabled Persons celebration

OK, here is a politician admitting an awful (but believable) statistic. Remember that the target is 2% (which in itself one could argue is far, far, too low, considering 10 - 20% of any population may be considered as disabled). 0.09% is disgraceful, but probably about the norm for government departments. But the question is, what penalties will be invoked when departments fail to meet their targets? Without penalties, these will always remain empty promises. The Gautrain is also mentioned in the speech; apparently it, and all the transport systems feeding it will be fully accessible...I hope so...but we shall see...

M Shilowa: International Day of Disabled Persons celebration: "We have struggled to meet our target to ensure that two percnet of the total workforce of government employees is people with disabilities. We have only managed a less than ideal 0,09%. I have heard managers argue that they are experiencing significant challenges in finding suitably qualified people for employment in various positions. This sounds disturbingly like the argument that the corporate sector once advanced for their slow progress in implementing affirmative action."