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BEE

What various coalition scenarios could mean for broad-based BEE
Opinion
/ 11 June 2024

What various coalition scenarios could mean for broad-based BEE

As the political horse trading begins, the fate of the controversial policy is uncertain

By Siseko Maposa
Report urges state to cut BEE premium to reduce VAT
Business
/ 2 March 2024

Report urges state to cut BEE premium to reduce VAT

A report suggests that government could save R150 billion in wasteful expenditure if it stopped overpaying its contractors

By Lyse Comins
Karpowership: ‘State capture on steroids’ deal unearthed
National
/ 6 October 2023

Karpowership: ‘State capture on steroids’ deal unearthed

Battle between Karadeniz and its partners shows what seems to be a plan to trade influence and deals to get Karpowership permits and benefit businesswoman Anna Mokgokong

By Susan Comrie
ActionSA comes down hard on BEE, migration
Politics
/ 15 September 2023

ActionSA comes down hard on BEE, migration

Several of the policy resolutions adopted by the party were reiterations of statements its leader, Herman Mashaba, had previously made

By Mandisa Nyathi
Race-based water licence allocations draw ire of farmers
National
/ 8 June 2023

Race-based water licence allocations draw ire of farmers

Government says the draft rules are to address the disparities in access to water use left over from apartheid

By Sheree Bega
PIC settlement: Pension fund must work for society, not a tiny elite
Opinion
/ 4 April 2023

PIC settlement: Pension fund must work for society, not a tiny elite

The AYO affair shows the GEPF should stop backing the ANC’s destructive BEE project, pull out of the stock market and support the public sector instead

By Brian Ashley, Dick Forslund and Jaco Oelofsen
Black ownership in banking sector remains low
Opinion
/ 22 November 2022

Black ownership in banking sector remains low

African Bank’s open listing offers a good example of how direct black ownership in the financial services sector can rise above the stubborn 25% minimum agreed upon by the Financial Services Charter in 2010

By Polo Leteka-Radebe
The Zondo commission cases that have made it to the courts
National
/ 1 October 2021

The Zondo commission cases that have made it to the courts

The NPA has begun proceedings based on some of the testimony given at the state capture inquiry

By Khaya Koko
Entrepreneurship will save South Africa’s youth
Opinion
/ 22 June 2021

Entrepreneurship will save South Africa’s youth

Complaining about ‘reverse racism’ and BEE serves no one. South Africa’s white youth should focus on entrepreneurship instead

By Ian Fuhr
Black business needs a new meeting place
Business
/ 26 March 2021

Black business needs a new meeting place

There are still too few top positions filled by black leaders – we need to work tirelessly to change that

By Monde Ndlovu
Black construction businesses sidelined
Opinion
/ 19 October 2020

Black construction businesses sidelined

When it comes to mega infrastructure projects, it is still the mega white-owned companies who score government contracts

By Sello Ivan Phahle
Responsible partnerships
Article
/ 25 October 2019

Responsible partnerships

Vunani Fund Managers is helping the TSRF perform above the benchmark

By Advertorial Supplement
BEE must address needs of informal economy
Article
/ 18 October 2019

BEE must address needs of informal economy

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

By Tessa Dooms and Khwezi Mabasa
MTN’s BEE share fracas goes to court
Article
/ 16 October 2019

MTN’s BEE share fracas goes to court

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

By Sarah Smit
Zondo commission awaits a star witness — Jacob Zuma
Article
/ 14 July 2019

Zondo commission awaits a star witness — Jacob Zuma

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

By Mark Swilling
Corruption plagues land reform
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Corruption plagues land reform

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

By Staff Reporter
SME airs dirty laundry on ‘fronting’
Article
/ 12 April 2019

SME airs dirty laundry on ‘fronting’

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

By Thanduxolo Jika
DA punts jobs, good governance at manifesto launch
Article
/ 23 February 2019

DA punts jobs, good governance at manifesto launch

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

By Tshidi Madia and Pelane Phakgadi
Need for reparations still with us
Article
/ 4 January 2019

Need for reparations still with us

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

By William Gumede
Growthpoint BEE scheme drags on
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Growthpoint BEE scheme drags on

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

By Athandiwe Saba
Minerals Council to engage with Mantashe over ‘unresolved issues’ in Mining Charter
Article
/ 3 October 2018

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

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

By Lameez Omarjee
Has BEE been a dismal failure?
Article
/ 31 August 2018

Has BEE been a dismal failure?

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

By Athandiwe Saba
DA federal council ditches BEE calling it unsustainable
Article
/ 4 August 2018

DA federal council ditches BEE calling it unsustainable

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

By Tshidi Madia
Lonmin caught in BEE row
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Lonmin caught in BEE row

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

By Athandiwe Saba
The law can change racist minds
Article
/ 12 April 2018

The law can change racist minds

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

By Roger Southall
Zwane and his charter may be toast
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Zwane and his charter may be toast

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

By Govan Whittles
What’s in a name? Towards genuine economic transformation in South Africa
Article
/ 1 August 2017

What’s in a name? Towards genuine economic transformation in South Africa

The ANC has always seen economic growth as the driving force for change, but the damage done by apartheid will take far more to undo.

By Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya
No place in the sun for BEE funds
Article
/ 5 May 2017

No place in the sun for BEE funds

Struggling black asset managers face uphill battle to break through into ‘old boys’ network

By Thalia Holmes
​Zuma’s plan for radical economic transformation is just BEE on steriods
Article
/ 25 April 2017

​Zuma’s plan for radical economic transformation is just BEE on steriods

The president is explicit: white monopoly capital causes black poverty, justifying the black elite being the only beneficiaries of economic change.

By Jeff Rudin
South Africa must tackle dominant firms to achieve better wealth distribution
Article
/ 5 December 2016

South Africa must tackle dominant firms to achieve better wealth distribution

Germany’s competition regime is ​permeated by economic values of fair competition​ which ensure large companies have special obligations.

By Staff Reporter
Rent-seeking is gobbling up our economy
Article
/ 10 September 2015

Rent-seeking is gobbling up our economy

When the politically connected keep gorging at the trough, bona fide black talent is kept back, writes William Gumede.

By William Gumede
Small firms wilt under BEE backlash
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Small firms wilt under BEE backlash

Black-owned businesses are being stymied by the new procurement codes intended to help them.

By Thalia Holmes
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