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Responsible partnerships

Article Advertorial Supplement - 25 Oct 2019

Vunani Fund Managers is helping the TSRF perform above the benchmark

BEE must address needs of informal economy

Article Tessa Dooms 1 - 18 Oct 2019

Research shows that existing approaches have been wholly inadequate for addressing the needs of South Africa’s informal economy

MTN’s BEE share fracas goes to court

Article Sarah Smit - 16 Oct 2019

The trustees of the multibillion-rand scheme, set up to benefit the firm’s black employees, have been accused of hiding money from beneficiaries

Zondo commission awaits a star witness — Jacob Zuma

Article Mark Swilling - 14 Jul 2019

South Africans may well be seduced by the prospect of Zuma appearing at the Zondo commission, but he wasn't alone in driving the state capture project

Corruption plagues land reform

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Jun 2019

Hazel Friedman digs into a SIU probe into 148 land reform projects, which found that a quarter were corrupt and millions of rands have disappeared

SME airs dirty laundry on ‘fronting’

Article Thanduxolo Jika - 12 Apr 2019

A small business is accusing a Bidvest-affiliated company of turning its partnership one-sided

DA punts jobs, good governance at manifesto launch

Article Tshidi Madia & Pelane Phakgadi - 23 Feb 2019

The party, which launched its manifesto on Saturday, has placed jobs, basic services and the fight against corruption at the top of its agenda

Need for reparations still with us

Article William Gumede Author - 4 Jan 2019

The ANC’s well-meaning attempts at redress have failed, which means the issue has yet to be properly addressed

Growthpoint BEE scheme drags on

Article Athandiwe Saba - 2 Nov 2018

Two businessmen are locked in a battle over shares in a major deal that goes back to 2005

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Minerals Council to engage with Mantashe over ‘unresolved issues’ in Mining Charter

Article Lameez Omarjee - 3 Oct 2018

The council issued its responses to the policy, which was gazetted by Minerals Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe last week

Has BEE been a dismal failure?

Article Athandiwe Saba - 31 Aug 2018

Black economic empowerment law cannot be removed until there are real changes in equality, says the commission

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DA federal council ditches BEE calling it unsustainable

Article Tshidi Madia - 4 Aug 2018

The DA’s federal council has decided to ditch black economic empowerment, claiming the policy is “just not working.”

Lonmin caught in BEE row

Article Athandiwe Saba - 3 Aug 2018

Empowerment partners say the company has turned a blind eye to complaints about fronting

The law can change racist minds

Article Roger Southall - 12 Apr 2018

Unexpressed racism may be even more dangerous if it's left lurking below the surface

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Zwane and his charter may be toast

Article Govan Whittles - 23 Feb 2018

Mining communities and industry want the minister’s charter scrapped and talks restarted

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