Central government deals with defense and foreign affairs. Regional governments focus on housing, health, and education. Local governments handle local roads, lighting, and traffic control. Public corporations provide goods and services like water and telecommunications as state-owned enterprises.
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0The public sector
Central government
Mainly concerned with issues such as defence and our relationship with the rest of the
world(foreign affairs )
Regional (provincial) government
Mainly with regional issues such as housing, health services and education
Local government
Deals with provision of local roads, street lighting and traffic control
Public corporations
Are state owned-enterprises which provide public goods and services such as Rand water,
Telkom and Transnet