Public servants don’t steal

WITH reference to the letter, “Why should public sector be treated differently?” (the POST, May 5-9), by Dr Murthi Sooboo of Pretoria.

I only agree with his last paragraph. Public service employees also have families to support and put food on the table.

If people are stealing money for personal protective equipment (PPE) and are corrupt then this is not reason enough for public servants not to get an increase. These increases were bargained for a while ago.

If the government is failing to grow the economy, improve employment and reduce poverty and crime, why must civil servants have their salaries cut or lose their jobs when nothing is done to corrupt people?

Public servants are hard workers who don’t steal from the government.

Municipalities are failing to deliver on services and nothing is done to them.

You had the first-hand experience from your municipality and what did you do about this? Nothing.

The minister of finance indicated that there are no funds for increases but he has money for PPE tenders, which are making people millionaires. In the first place, they did not know the meaning of PPE, but Covid-19 has made many millionaires in this country.

I did not expect a doctor to write this type of letter to the minister of public works and administration. I’m sure he has better things to do.