FORMER Secretary to the Cabinet Leslie Mbula advice to civil servants to avoid debt and live within their means is nothing short of a reality check. A necessary one, at that. Many of our public servants are stuck in a vicious cycle of trying to live lives they simply cannot afford. They want to eat the type of food which they cannot afford, drive cars which they can’t afford to repair, host lavish weekend braais and wear designer clothes; all on a modest government salary that’s barely enough to cover fuel and groceries. In a country where the price of tomatoes can give you a headache, trying to keep up with the social media version of success is a dangerous...
