Andrew Muir says the metro must prioritise securing water supply, alternative forms of energy, a clean city, high-quality roads and security of food supply
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He told the chamber’s annual meeting in Port Elizabeth that companies would have to become “unimaginably different” in a post-Covid world where human behaviour would be permanently changed.Companies could no longer exist in isolated bubbles where the only aim was their own profit. “As business, we will need to become more intertwined with our local community and prioritise the supporting of other local businesses, ensuring our mutual sustainability.”
“The more resilient and self-sufficient we can become, the better we will be able to withstand the challenges that Covid-19 has brought, as well as those that will come at us in the future.”
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