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B BBEE

Effective implementation crucial to the success of public procurement legislation

Centralised oversight may lead to more standardised procurement practices, reducing discrepancies and promoting fairness, but it also carries risks

  • Paul Vos
4 min read
With its roots in the country’s post-apartheid era, broad-based BEE has been a flashpoint of debate, hailed by some as a vital tool for economic transformation and denounced by others as a flawed instrument of racial preference.
ANC

What various coalition scenarios could mean for broad-based BEE

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

  • Siseko Maposa
4 min read
ANC heavyweight Zizi Kodwa is one of many within the governing party to be implicated in state capture. (WIKUS DE WET/AFP via Getty Images)
ANC

Kodwa buys luxury car with R1m ‘loan’ from friend

Deputy minister of state security said he received the loan because of his financial difficulties

  • Khaya Koko
2 min read