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Minerals Council warns of lasting impact of violence, looting on investment

14th July 2021

By: Simone Liedtke

Creamer Media Social Media Editor & Senior Writer

     

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The Minerals Council South Africa has condemned the acts of violence and looting that have been spreading through various parts of the country, particularly KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

“We are deeply concerned about the loss of life,” the council said in a statement on July 14 as it bemoaned the destruction of assets and the consequent impact on livelihoods, which will have devastating consequences, as will the interruption of the hard-won vaccination roll-out.

It also stressed that the images of mayhem playing across screens in South Africa and abroad “will have a lasting impact in discouraging investment”.

However, while the industry supports the deployment of military resources, the Minerals Council implored that this be done in line with basic human rights standards, including the minimum use of force.

“It is also critical that key infrastructure, particularly power, telecommunications, water, road and rail infrastructure, be protected and [that] all that is required to ensure food security and the recovery of the economy [be done],” the council said.

It has also, as business, committed to working with social partners in government, organised labour and civil society to help restore law and order, which it said is “the foundation of a constitutional democracy”.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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