In THE recent past we have witnessed an upsurge in social uprisings as a result of poor service delivery in various communities.

Conversely, managers in the upper echelons of government are highly educated and well paid, but the return on what has been invested educationally in them is not translatable to a sound socio-economic return to people on the ground.

Most government institutions offer their employees bursaries to study further to improve service delivery. Millions of rands are spent each year by the government in an effort to enhance knowledge within its ranks; sadly, no tangible outcomes are realised.

There seems to be no willingness from learned officials to translate their knowledge into sustainable service delivery or else academic institutions have failed to offer education and knowledge that would assist public servants to improve service delivery.

Are academic institutions merely driven by sheer greed and just interested in making money out of the government? They charge astronomical fees, yet the status quo remains the same. Most people finishing educational offerings by academic institutions see personal benefit rather than communal value from what they have learnt.

The government should invest wisely and get a return on its investment.

Edwin Komane

Centurion,Tshwane