But when I read the opinion piece by one Eric Miyeni in The Sowetan today I immediately thought that this is the kind of hateful and deeply reactionary and sexist drivel which qualifies as hate speech. Mr Miyeni is of the race-is-destiny school of thought, the school of thought which thrives on racial generalisations and […]
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Personally, I wonder whether it isn’t time for a review of the equity portion of BEE anyway. I wonder whether it would not be much simpler to just create a fund to benefit all black South Africans. Listed companies would then be required to deposit a proportion of their dividends into this fund. Hence, BEE
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Please!!!! It's not an unreasonable request. Why play coy with the thing – you need it to do business so just put it up there.
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Happy Father's day. Kath and Oliver spoilt the hell out of me. I've been wanting to post this song for a long time. When I first heard it I thought it was a love song – sort of working class thing. But after reading up on it and listening to it a hell of a
Long-awaited regulations on preferential procurement, designed to align the government’s procurement system with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, will be promulgated this week, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday. via www.businessday.co.za Something to look forward to
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Business Leadership SA chief executive Michael Spicer said Manyi should consider relinquishing his position as either the president of the BMF or the Cabinet spokesperson. Spicer said: “When Manyi starts speaking, it is not clear whether he is representing government or business. “It is highly inappropriate for a government official to influence the appointment process
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The Ayigobi consortium hoped to remain the black economic empowerment (BEE) partner of ArcelorMittal South Africa, despite a setback in the steel maker’s relations with key consortium members, the consortium said yesterday. “As Ayigobi we remain very keen to partner with ArcelorMittal SA,” said its leader Sandile Zungu. Zungu was speaking after another twist in
New regulations would be issued by the accountant general in the next 24 hours which would make the tender process by national and provincial governments more transparent and more tightly controlled, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced this morning. The measures are aimed at tightening up supply chain management and the "severe" allegations of corruption in
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Eddie Mohoebi, spokesperson for the Department of Land Affairs, previously pointed out in an article in the Mail & Guardian that determining land ownership along racial lines is problematic as the Constitution does not allow for any breakdown of land ownership along racial lines. Information or records along racial lines are not available in the
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“Ultimately, Massmart’s procurement philosophy is driven by consumer choice. Massmart procures products from suppliers because consumers buy those products from Massmart,” his witness statement read. “Other than for the purposes of diversity of supply and BBBEE (Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment) considerations, it is irrelevant to Massmart whether a particular product is locally manufactured, locally assembled
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