ANDILE KHUMALO: It has to be the right kind of growth
The aim must be to abolish poverty and inequality
As world leaders in business, politics and civil society descend on Durban this week, there is no more important theme to discuss and align on than the global geopolitical shift from inclusive and open economies to closed and exclusive markets that prioritise themselves over, and even at the expense of, everyone else. I was in Atlanta, Georgia, in October last year, a few weeks before the US elections. As my wife and I did the tourist attraction trips, we couldn't help but notice the number of buildings wrapped in election campaign posters showing Donald Trump in a face-off with Hillary Clinton. This sparked a conversation with one of our Uber drivers. He was an older white man who didn't sound very personable or warm, and had that "I've been smoking 40 cigarettes a day since I was 13" type of look on his face. I thought he would be a perfect candidate for a political discussion. I asked which presidential candidate he preferred. He didn't hesitate. "I will never vote for that woman...
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