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Wednesday, 7 October 2015

It’s time to play by a different (ethical) set of rules (Part 1- Intro)

Today I want to share with you an encouraging article by someone I look up to, he's a role model, like a father and infact a GOOD man. His name is Strive Masiyiwa. He's an entrepreneur and a philanthropist.
This post comes in series. I'd like to cut the introduction so you absorb the words of this wise man,  hear him.
In this new series I want to return to one of my favourite
subjects, which we haven’t discussed for a while:
CORRUPTION.
Nothing does more to damage Africa than CORRUPTION.
Africa will not reach its full potential unless we deal with
CORRUPTION. The majority of Africans will not be
prosperous unless we deal with CORRUPTION.
Now, before I get into this topic, let me make it absolutely
clear that corruption is not an African phenomenon. It is
found everywhere. I have dealt with instances of
corruption in America, Europe, India, China, Papua New
Guinea, and in the Middle East. Just about everywhere I’ve
ever been, I’ve seen corruption.
___Some of the most corrupt people I have ever met in my
life were not Africans.
Corruption has no colour, no religion, no gender, no age.
Corruption is corruption. And make no mistake - both
giver and receiver are corrupt.
__Some of the most corrupt people I've met were very
poor, while others were very rich. CORRUPTION IS
CORRUPTION!
Corruption comes in many forms and guises. The truth is -
many people are engaged in forms of corruption without
even knowing it is corruption.
Corruption has many names, including fraud, theft,
kickbacks, bribery, stealing, bid-rigging, vote-buying,
nepotism, patronage, tribalism, racism, graft,
embezzlement, price fixing, protection rackets -- these are
ALL names for forms of human depravity we call
corruption.
Corruption does not just occur in government. It happens
also in the private sector, and even in not-for-profit
organisations. A policeman who demands a tip at a
roadblock is as corrupt as a Minister who demands a
multibillion dollar bribe. I'm yet to find a verse in the bible
which says there are different Hells...just one! And they
will both end up there.
As a new generation of entrepreneurs, we must pledge
ourselves to play by a different set of rules. If we want to
change the cycle of poverty in our beloved continent, we
have to say "No!" to corruption.
Your fight against corruption will cost you something: it
will cost you friends; it will cost you projects; it might
cost you your business.
___It may even end up costing you your very life.
Corruption will not end until there is a generation prepared
to pay the price to END it.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. say? “There comes a time
when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor
politic, nor popular, but he must take it because
conscience tells him it is right.”
The word “corruption” comes from the Latin word
corrumpere, which can mean to bribe, but also to mar,
destroy, rot, seduce, tempt, contaminate or infect.
What does corruption mean to you? Winston Churchill
said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." Let's
talk about it.
To be continued...
Well what can I say?  Can you take a bold step to refuse tipping a police officer to allow you go when you have issues with you licences? Or would you stop the bus driver carrying you in his molue from tipping the officer? [ehh no just gree mek them give you French slap].
Please have a wonderful night rest...

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