2009 BEE awards
My analysis of 2009
PPPFA
More Emex bullshit
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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PIC and Cyril – two from Business Report
This is truly an hysterical article. I would normally Tweet on these things but it warranted a lot more than 140 characters. Ann Crotty reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which manages about R800 billion of funds on behalf of the Government Employees Fund, is in discussions with the Department of Public Works
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Jacob Zuma on plans for economic transformation
Zuma's ANC letter beautifully precised by Moneyweb as "ANC president responds to the concerns raised by the BMF over Eskom and other SOE's". A few features/quotes One of the key focus areas of the ANC government is economic transformation. We emphasise that the creation of decent work will be at the centre of our economic
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Section 53 of the EE Act
A recent PPP bid document from the City of Johannesburg had this notice as a condition EMPLOYMENT EQUITY STATUSProposer must include in their Proposers (sic) submission full details of their company/venture with the DoL regarding their compliance with the provisions contained in the EE Act Proposals must include at least the following:Not required to register
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Pravin and the PPPFA (not quite Peter and the Wolf, but there is a jungle element in it somewhere)
In municipalities and government agencies, similarly, spending on unnecessary travel and entertainment, unfocused consultant contracts, procurement supplies at uncompetitive prices and layers of administrative paperwork that interfere with getting the job done, will be cut.
Pravin Gordhan – Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (27 October 2009)