KHAYA SITHOLE: Pledge in Alex a step to tackling poverty
Until business and the government find a way to bridge differences SA will remain incapable of delivering on the promise of better lives for the poor
In December 2016, various leaders from business, labour, the media and nonprofit organisations met in Rome to discuss the plight of the world’s forgotten poor masses. At the heart of the deliberations was the realisation that despite significant strides made in "modernising" society, billions of people remain locked out of the system, excluded from mainstream opportunities. They are characterised by poor access to digital infrastructure, the financial system and educational and primary healthcare resources. The general consensus over the past few decades has centred on globalisation as the most effective way of distributing resources more equitably across global citizens. Implicit in this consensus is the understanding that globalisation – within the sociopolitical architecture – is the best way to ensure improvements in economic and social outcomes for the greater society. However, as one of the delegates in Rome, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said in Fortun...
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