Big business not the saviour that SA hoped for
ANC is criticised for patronage and cronyism, but this happens in the corporate world at an industrial scale
01 July 2024 - 05:00
When perennial SA bulls assure me that all is well as big business is coming to our rescue in Operation Vulindlela I get hoendervleis — the type you got when you first read about the Guptas’ landing at the Waterkloof airbase for the wedding paid for by a Free State community dairy project.
I can assure you that whatever narcissist big boss is advising the government in a series of corporate clichés has reached their lofty perch via Machiavellian treachery rather than any hard-earned skill...
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