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Rethinking Leadership and Wealth Creation in Africa

In: Diversity in Africa

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  • Lovemore Mbigi

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I live in one of the richest suburbs in Africa; Sandton in the north of Johannesburg in South Africa. It is a suburb full of beauty. Everywhere there are beautiful buildings, green lawns and attractive gardens. The people are also well fed, well groomed, well educated, well cared for and very successful. In short, it is paradise regained. But there is something revolting to the eyesight; every house is surrounded by very ugly high walls and high electric fences and armed guards. Every resident of this rich suburb lives in fear of their life. They fear being mugged. They fear being murdered. They fear becoming victims of violent crime. This is because we have created a terrible society, characterized by an endless pursuit of material wealth with no compassion for the unfortunate and the poor.

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  • Lovemore Mbigi, 2007. "Rethinking Leadership and Wealth Creation in Africa," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Kurt A. April & Marylou Shockley (ed.), Diversity in Africa, chapter 1, pages 3-9, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-62753-6_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230627536_2
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