Fixing failing cities is in business’s own interest, leaders say
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Business could not afford to remain an “island of prosperity in a sea of poverty” while South Africa’s municipalities continued to deteriorate, University of the Free State Chancellor Bonang Mohale warned.
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What happened
Business could not afford to remain an “island of prosperity in a sea of poverty” while South Africa’s municipalities continued to deteriorate, University of the Free State Chancellor Bonang Mohale warned.
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