Industry transformation charters

Page 14 of the Business Day today.  Buyelwa Sonjica, minerals and energy minister is given a red light for her department taking so long in awarding mineral rights.  And I quote. Whether or not Tawana is using the threat of retrenchments as a lever, the fact is the granting of mineral rights is taking too […]

So says the Business Day today.  Tawana Resources may dismiss (fire is a harsh word) South African workers at the end of this month because of the delay in getting their mining permit.  Minister of Mineral and Energy, Buyelwa Sonjica,  commented that the intention to dismiss workers  “is pure blackmail and totally unacceptable”.  Hold on

I found an amazing site that gathers BEE news.  It’s run by Sabinet and can be found here. Two articles caught my attention. No Agreement On Legal Charter There was no final agreement yet on a Legal Services Charter but finalising it was urgent, the Justice Department said on Friday (18 Aug, 06). "There has

Brigitte Mbandla spoke at the justice department’s conference yesterday.  The Business Day’s report doesn’t really say anything more than we expected.  Rhetoric abounds “We cannot create equal opportunity in a climate of systemic inequality unless we take special measure to bring about equity.”  The report is scant on actual actions that are going to be

Just when you thought there were too many charters another one springs up.  The justice department claims that this charter goes beyond empowerment issues – “It is not one couched in the framework of black economic empowerment legislation only. It also deals with issues of equality and improvement of access to legal services.” The charter,