Is there morality in mining? Morality – noun (principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour). Mining is a trade that makes and breaks nations. Morality is often the differentiator between those two outcomes. It builds roads, towns, and schools, sometimes it leaves scars that last for generations, not only […]
At the start of 2026, it has become fashionable to describe the world as unstable. Markets are volatile, geopolitics are tense, and institutions appear increasingly fragile. I think that framing misses the point. What we are experiencing is not instability in the sense of randomness. It is exposure. Like in the well-known story, the Emperor […]
At the start of a year, especially one like 2026, the pressure is always to look forward. Forward towards growth. Forward towards opportunity. Forward towards fixing what is broken. But I have learned, sometimes the hard way, that forward momentum without reflection is not progress. It is acceleration without steering. The older I get, the […]
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