Every sector of society must co-operate to address all SA's challenges
Much has been said recently about SA’s path towards a just energy transition that aims to ensure that communities near to and economically reliant on fossil-fuelled industries don’t suffer as SA’s energy focus shifts to renewables.
The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, for the second quarter of 2021, reports that economically Covid-19 has affected women worse than men. From a humanitarian perspective this is tragic enough, but worse when one considers the disproportionate load that women bear in African society in terms of caring for the young and old.
Consider that statistic in the context of Africa which, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, had the youngest population in the world, with a median age of 19.7, in 2020. It’s clear that these hazards are too serious to be addressed by any single agency or nation, let alone by an individual brand.despite being in competition in operational areasto co-operate to address socioeconomic challenges, rather than operating in silos and perhaps overlapping or leaving gaps in effort.
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