, SUS1501 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 (523321) - DUE 7 April 2025; 100%
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1. BACKGROUND FACTS
“In the 2018/2019 financial year, Bob van Dijk, the CEO of Naspers
earned a total remuneration (salary, incentives and options) of R 1.9
billion.”
“60% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of
this is mined under appalling conditions often by child labourers.”
“Of the top 10 wealthiest people (all men), seven are tech billionaires.
Their net worth is US$ 847 billion or ZAR 13 trillion!”
2. INTRODUCTION
(written for me by Prof Eccles) In assignments 2, 3 and 4 we have, as a
group, reflected on the facts above. We debated whether it was ok for
Bob van Dijk to earn ZAR 1.9 billion in a single year. Some of us thought
this was a reflection of a job done excellently. Some of us thought that
this was morally outrageous. We debated the issue children working in
appalling conditions in cobalt mines in the DRC. Although most of us
thought that this was a problem, we saw how other ethical
interpretations were possible. And in the final analysis we considered
the possibility that these two scenarios – great wealth and great
Semester 1 2025 (523321) - DUE 7 April 2025; 100%
TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations. For assistance
1. BACKGROUND FACTS
“In the 2018/2019 financial year, Bob van Dijk, the CEO of Naspers
earned a total remuneration (salary, incentives and options) of R 1.9
billion.”
“60% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of
this is mined under appalling conditions often by child labourers.”
“Of the top 10 wealthiest people (all men), seven are tech billionaires.
Their net worth is US$ 847 billion or ZAR 13 trillion!”
2. INTRODUCTION
(written for me by Prof Eccles) In assignments 2, 3 and 4 we have, as a
group, reflected on the facts above. We debated whether it was ok for
Bob van Dijk to earn ZAR 1.9 billion in a single year. Some of us thought
this was a reflection of a job done excellently. Some of us thought that
this was morally outrageous. We debated the issue children working in
appalling conditions in cobalt mines in the DRC. Although most of us
thought that this was a problem, we saw how other ethical
interpretations were possible. And in the final analysis we considered
the possibility that these two scenarios – great wealth and great
