Tender set-asides part of new BEE narrative
The BEE narrative in SA is evolving and it would seem that set-asides will be the main drivers for black investors to become more actively involved in the economy.
View ArticleAnthea Jeffery: BEE doesn’t work, but EED would
Anthea Jeffery argues that 'economic empowerment for the disadvantaged' focuses on all the right Es: economic growth, excellent education, employment and entrepreneurship.
View ArticleTime to remove the BEE façade
White-owned companies that “window dress” with BEE, only to exclude their black partners once they have secured business, is perpetuating black economic exclusion, writes Andile Ntingi.
View ArticleAnthea Jeffery: Ratcheting up the BEE rules, yet again
Soon-to-be-gazetted rules could result in ordinary pensioners - many of them black - bearing the costs of enriching a small group of BEE beneficiaries, warns an analyst.
View ArticleVolkswagen SA brings together black-owned suppliers
Volkswagen wants to work with new black- and women-owned manufacturing suppliers to help South Africa reach its economic transformation goals.
View ArticleSA Mining Charter: Madness continues, job-killing transformation paramount
Solidarity's Gideon du Plessis dispassionately assesses the ANC's proposed new Mining Charter, concluding that transformation has now taken precedence over all else.
View ArticleHow world sees SA: Nation needs strong political opposition, but is DA it?
DA Leader Mmusi Maimane's lecture on “Protecting South Africa’s Fragile Democracy” is one of the highlights of a whistle-stop visit to the UK.
View ArticleJeffery: Govt killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Unshackle mining.
The draft revision of mining BEE rules is just another chain on what once was a sector that competed amongst the world’s best, says an analyst.
View ArticleAnthea Jeffery: Time to take Mining Charter from BEE to EED
Ever stricter BEE regulation, whether in mining or elsewhere, cannot empower the millions of South Africans who are unemployed, says Anthea Jeffery.
View ArticleRelief for ‘Freeman’ after successful bee appeal
A Vryheid man who successfully fought a conviction for negligent driving, after he lost control of his car when a swarm of bees flew in his window, said he was delighted that his name has finally been...
View ArticleAnthea Jeffery: Has Treasury been captured by the black business lobby?
Draft regulations recently gazetted by National Treasury suggest that Pravin Gordhan's department has finally been captured by the black business lobby, says an analyst.
View ArticleAbil concludes agreement with BEE shareholders
African Bank Investments has advised shareholders regarding settlement agreements concluded between Abil and empowerment shareholders.
View ArticleHerbst: The offer still stands, Mr Fransman
Marius Fransman has been reinstated as Western Cape leader of the ANC, despite the still unresolved charge of sexual harassment against him.
View ArticleOpen Letter by Sekujalo’s ex-spindoctor tells world Survé simply marvellous
Last night, Independent Newspapers chairman Iqbal Survé sent Alec Hogg a link to something he clearly wanted published on Biznews. Have a read.
View ArticleVodacom in new BEE listing on the JSE
South Africa’s biggest mobile network Vodacom has listed its YeboYethu ordinary shares on the JSE’s black economic empowerment segment.
View ArticleAvoiding the sunset: Jeffery – ‘Re-imagining the mining industry’ via draft...
The new draft mining charter will only fast track the setting sun over the mining sector which needs a fundamental rethink of flawed policies, says an analyst.
View ArticleWomen, not BEE, key to breaking poverty cycle - Dawie Roodt
Instead of focusing on BEE, government should put more emphasis on educating and supporting girls from poor households to break the cycle of poverty, says an economist.
View ArticleMTN unveils new R10bn BEE scheme
Mobile network MTN is set to unveil a R9.9bn black economic empowerment transaction dubbed MTN Zakhele Futhi.
View ArticleJail time for BBBEE 'fronters', warns Ramaphosa
Firms and individuals found guilty of "fronting" BBBEE statistics risks facing a jail sentence of up to ten years, warns Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
View ArticleMTN launches new R10bn BEE scheme
Mobile network MTN has officially opened up its ‘Zakhele Futhi’ black economic empowerment transaction to the market.
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