LUNGILE MASHELE: As in war, the energy transition comes at a huge cost
05 June 2024 - 16:44
On a bright and sunny Wednesday morning I sat next to a former army general and uMkhonto weSizwe veteran who over breakfast explained the military industrial complex with such lucidity that it almost became a new concept to me.
He explained how weapons are stockpiled in warehouses around the world and governments need to use them to place more orders. That there were soldiers who were sitting, earning salaries, who needed to be deployed. That army uniforms needed to be manufactured and the suppliers of tyres and fuel needed contracts...
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