PALI LEHOHLA | Statistics in a time of tumult is a Cinderella rediscovered
Africa bears the deep scars of statistical evidence that proves the damaging and debilitating effects of slavery, colonialism and neocolonialist plunder
07 March 2024 - 21:49
The world has been marked by tumult throughout history out of various driving forces, be they pestilence, disease or war. Today the world has entered the volatile, uncertain, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) milieu. This time around, change is driven by rapid advances in our ability to grasp the world in our devices of technology — yet inequality, poverty and unemployment persist...
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