It is most unfortunate that, with regards to social services, including herein the aspect of food security, there has been a major mismatch between policy intent and implementation capacity.
The systemic weaknesses residing in those who were assigned the responsibility to disseminate social services have resulted, not only in poor control and management of such resources, but, more importantly, in thousands of people not being able to access the well-intended support measures timeously, thereby often going hungry.
In fact, the very endurability of gangs can be attributed to policy implementation failures in respect of apartheid spatial planning, historically; and employment creation, provision of secure housing and recreation facilities, and the empowerment of social support mechanisms, currently. But whether our gang-leaders have been transformed into local Pablo Escobars, or have retained their notorious ruthlessness, residents in their territories are trapped.
Furthermore, failing to control the illicit economy and allowing predatory economic actors to become primary providers of food security may appease a current need but it undermines long-term safety, security and good governance. It also erodes government legitimacy and threatens access to sources of revenue.
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