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A little more on the Swissport ACSA issue

Swissport's most recent BEE certificate (which expired in May) shows that they are a level 4 with 49% black ownership.  As I wrote yesterday, the ACSA tender stipulates that bidders...

Transformayshin (1) and racism – almost inseparable

Transformayshin (trænz fɔr maj ʃi jɪn) (n).  An act that purports to change the state of a situation but gets bogged down in political ideology and results in no change whatsoever (in...

This could be the most significant article written this year – trunceformaysheeyin be damned

The Daily Maverick is becoming the most valuable source of fine journalism in this country.  There is nothing that comes close to it.  By the way they are looking for financial support, if...

SANAS update, we are up to 78 BEE Verification Agencies

It seems that there has been a flurry or SANAS accreditation activity.  My last post showed there were 72 agencies at the beginning of the year.  We lost BEE Matrix due to a ridiculous...

The Badly Packed Parachute(s) first gig

It's not clear whether we are Parachute or Parachutes.  Either way it's quite a rude term and I'm not telling you why.  After four years of slog we've actually managed to...

Employee Tax Incentive set to be extended. Call me about this, I can sort out almost all of your skills issues

For those of you who aren't aware of the Employee Tax Incentive (ETI) then read on.  Before we go into the nitty gritty of the ETI, I have read that it will be extended beyond February...

Collateral Damage, business and the mining charter. Guess who draws the last straw (and it is very short indeed)

As defined by Wikipedia Collateral damage is a general term for deaths, injuries, or other damage inflicted on an unintended target The chances are that the average reader of this blog could be...

A completely unsubstantiated BBC rumour

They say that without hearsay no rumour is worth spreading.  I was informed by a source that was informed by another source – the latter being directly involved in the process, that the...

A little Moneyweb exposure. Davies is killing what ever good BEE had the potential to deliver

They pretty much published it verbatim – Ray Mahlaka edited it down to something a lot easier to read, you know what I'm like when I get started on bolshie bob. South Africa was a battered...