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‘Indlulamithi’ scenarios: Do you know where you are going?

By: Pali Lehohla

Business Report

Dr Pali Lehohla is the director of the Economic Modelling Academy and the former Statistician-General of South Africa. Photo: Thobile Mathonsi/African News Agency (ANA)

“Do you know where you are going?” was the question my three sons continuously asked me in 1989?

I was reminded of this question when Abba Omar, who is the director of strategy at Mistra, giving his closing remarks on the Indlulamithi Day, commented that his children often asked, “When are we arriving home?” on the long trips between Johannesburg and Cape Town.

 

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