http://politics.za.net/articles/2007/03/07/cooling-off-periods-for-civil-servants en-us 40 Third world country. First world politics. <p>This has been a loooooooong time coming.</p> <p><a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=6&#38;art_id=vn20070307054524995C785736">Cooling-off period looms for civil servants</a></p> <blockquote> <p>After years of policy uncertainty, the Public Service Commission wants to prevent companies that do business with the government from hiring senior public servants, as a way to curb the ethical headache of conflict of interest.</p> </blockquote> <p>Another concern is company shareholdings as a civil servant might not be an employee but they might be a part owner. However we are seeing some positive signs in this area, witness the <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=594&#38;art_id=nw20070305192050134C838404">looming court battle</a> between current national lottery operating company Uthingo and new licensee Gidani, who just happen to have Minister of Education Naledi Pandor as a shareholder.</p> Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:10:00 -0500 urn:uuid:b614c0ea-6044-46e8-9055-694b69740177 Farrel http://politics.za.net/articles/2007/03/07/cooling-off-periods-for-civil-servants Education Public Services & Administration