MARK CUTIFANI: Mining, women and technology can help SA build back better
Forget about the 10 ‘wasted years’, there are encouraging green shoots that can serve as a catalyst for the next productive decade
It has become standard for the mining industry — and business more broadly — to make a case for urgent reforms for SA’s present and future. Sometimes it feels like we’re repeating the same script, anxiously waiting for the change we desperately need. But there is something about this moment that is different. We are at a crossroads. We can continue on our current unsustainable path or we can seize the moment to turn the corner.
When it comes to SA, and its mining industry more particularly, I am ever the optimist. I am aware that there is much chatter about whether the past 10 are SA’s “wasted years”, but while the decade has been less than ideal, we need to set our eyes firmly on the future. I believe we are at the beginning of a decade of promise for SA and its mining industry. We have a unique opportunity to build a modern, inclusive and equitable economy, in which mining will play a major role. But we cannot stand back and debate the obvious or postpone the actions we nee...
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