Public Private Partnerships are without doubt the most effective tool that the government has to achieve its Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), RDP and other empowerment related goals. Yet this method of procurement is not making the most of these opportunities. The problem seems to be that the transaction advisors that are used in the early […]
The so-called EMEX Trust has been around for a long time. They are accredited. But that is about all that they've got. They aren't known as the best at what they do. And this is why I got this email from Gert du Preez of the Emex Trust. Gert is the Marketing Manager of
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A while ago I was doing a presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce on Equity Equivalents. One of the delegates was an apparel manufacturer who asked my why his company should consider the programme I was proposing. I was a little surprised that such a company would even consider equity equivalents as an option.
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I found this great article from a SKNews (St Kitts in the West Indies). The principles of PPP, when properly applied, give government tremendous leverage in undertaking many infrastructural projects simultaneously and even bring on board other projects that would otherwise be impossible. It is well known that infrastructure drives development. PPP is a partnership
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Caird follows a very strict implementation methodology on all our engagements. Understand the client's business This is a singularly vital aspect in any consultation. Without a firm understanding of a company's internal and external workings it is not possible to develop any working BEE solutions. Often the codes' requirements cannot and will not fit into
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