By: Dr. Pali Lehohla Director of Economic Modelling Academy and Former Statistician General of SA
iol.co.za/business-report
A giant ship loader at work on a stockpile at Richards Bay coal terminal. When it comes to coal, South Africa is failing to act in the national interest even where it is justified, says the author.
We have since not moved on from Milton Friedman’s mantra that “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits”. We know that the planet and people are important and statisticians have known this for a while.
https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/greed-continues-to-deafen-and-blind-sa-2d686157-9f03-4ac6-84e3-e9e9c675fac1
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