Privatising the Traffic Department?

Think about the recent developments with traffic in Johannesburg. First we got the 702/Outsurance pointspeople to man intersections where robots are out of order (ok, that happened a while ago). Then we got the Dial Direct Pothole Brigade to fix potholes reported by citizens. Pretty soon we'll have private companies coming in to fix those robots.

Don't get me wrong: I'm all for privatisation. If I had my way, everything would be privatised because government just can't cope. But I would think this would be upsetting the unions more. Not to mention the honourable head of the ANC Youth League, Mr Julius Malema. He wants to nationalise everything.

Like I said, I'm happy for the developments, and I'm kind of happy that there isn't an uproar. But it does seem a little hyppocritical from unions, the ANCYL, and other interested parties.