Advantages And Disadvantages Of The South African Public Management Model

DISADVANTAGES
Just as many system has both advantages and disadvantages so is the NPM Model. The dilemma of the South African political system is that whilst it was in dire need of reforming itself it was structurally incapable of doing so” (Trapido, 1963, p. 87). This simply means that Trapido had predicted in his argument - against the apartheid political structure - that the new public management would have disadvantages, as the South African administrative structure had been incapable of such transformation. This model has disadvantages that have badly affected good governances and the good fruits that can be bearded from a good new democratic order. Most disadvantages occur as the theoretical advantages of the model fail to be implemented

Ncholo teaches that the aims of this initiative was to “prioritize service delivery and , shift from the cloud of bureaucratic systems and moving into a new way which is effective, efficient and puts the needs of the people first” (Ncholo, 2000, p. 99). Batho–Pele speaks to the New Public Management Model as it practices it language of consumerising the public citizens. Bathos-Pele is an advantage of the New Public Management model as in practice it was poorly understood and failed to be implemented. Batho-Pele turned out to be ineffective because of the working environment of the public servants. It created a “self-interested culture rather than a professional culture within public service by it framework of consumerization of citizens” (Cameron, 2009, p. 933). This has been a very destructive framework to good governance.
Poor skills with the Public service.
Studies including the DPSA study have revealed that public service requires high tertiary qualifications. This is a threat to good public service delivery and good governance as there is a huge “skill problem within public services” (Cameron, 2009, p. 933). This is a disadvantage of the New Management Model as it makes the achievement of developmental state goals unrealistic. This then implies mediocrity, ineptitude, weakness and lack of cognizance of the urgency to raise the bar on service delivery.