March 2010

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What do Malema and Knott-Craig Sr. Have to Teach Us About the Morality of South Africa's Economy?

Picture: Muffet Saliem Fakir - A few weeks ago a Sunday Times exposé on highly regarded and respected former CEO of Vodacom, Alan Knott-Craig Sr. raised some interesting questions about the relationship between economics and morality. Knott-Craig Sr. was alleged to have been involved in nepotism, corporate malpractice and violations of corporate governance, according to a confidential KPMG audit report. He was accused of lavishing favours worth millions of Rand on his son and other family members. The allegations...