SUS1501
Assignment 5
Semester 2
2024 - DUE 16
September
2024
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SUS1501 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 16 September 2024
Course
Sustainability and Greed (SUS1501)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Greed Is Dead
SUS1501 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE
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1. BACKGROUND FACTS • “In the first 6 months of 2024, the six wealthiest
men in South Africa gained on average R77 million per day each.” • “60% of
the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of this is mined
under appalling conditions often by child labourers.” • “Of the top 10 wealthiest
people (all men), seven are tech billionaires. Their net worth is US$ 847 billion
or ZAR 13 trillion!” 2. INTRODUCTION (written for me by Prof Eccles) In
assignments 2, 3 and 4 we have, as a group, reflected on the facts above. We
debated whether it was ok for wealthiest six South Africans to earn on
average R 77 million a day for the first six months of 2024. Some of us
thought this was a reflection of their business brilliance. Some of us thought
that this was morally outrageous. We then debated the issue children working
in appalling conditions in cobalt mines in the DRC. Although most of us
thought that this was a problem, we saw how other ethical interpretations