I read Simon Lincoln Reader’s column (Hasta la vista, you managers of ill-repute, April 21) with interest, especially his two questions: what do the Guptas (ie Oakbay) know about transformation and where were the full page adverts in competitor newspapers "correcting misperceptions"? Well, if he had done more than 30 seconds of research, or bothered to contact us, he might have got some answers. The word "transformation" is bandied around a lot at the moment, with any discussion about it often generating more questions than actual answers. What is radical transformation? Will it lead to growth? Will that growth be "inclusive"? Or is "radical" a by-word for patronage? We probably all have our own take on what it means. All I can do is share Oakbay and its shareholders’ interpretation of transformation and in doing so answer Reader’s question. Our country’s biggest failing has been job creation. Indeed, our headline unemployment rate is an international embarrassment. The rate for bla...
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