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Maladministration mails

Maladministration is a long-time reader of this writty. He's sort of faded off the radar but he knows a person or two. He responded to my weekend post Rob has a bigger problem. 3(2) is potentially...

Yes but 3(b) ………………..? Why do I bother?

Ah Rob, Rob the Red, Rob the nasty commie, Rob the destroyer of the economy. Rob who has been placed over a barrel and is waiting to receive the American AGOA bullet. Rob who is under the influence of...

A letter from the CA Charter Council demonstrating logic

The verification of B-BBEE status levels occurs in accordance with the Codes of Good Practice issued in terms of the B-BBEE Act (Act No 53 of 2003, as amended). The Amended Codes of Good Practice came...

Repelling arbitrary repealing – Construction Code Content

It's not as though we didn't see this coming. We know that charter councils have until the 15th of this month to at, the very least, submit their revised codes to the dti (I've been...

Oliver – look what I eight

There was little doubt that Oliver was going to be a bright child with a mother like his. My bias will tell you that he leans towards Mensa/Genius status. Perhaps I equate intelligence with a genuine...

This is the 1000th post or THE SUCCESS OF BLACK BUSINESS WILL BE MEASURED AGAINST THE FAILURE OF WHITE BUSINESS

This blog was started in August 2006. I started writing it as a guide to people who wanted to know more about the vagaries of black economic empowerment. Perhaps the liberating experience of having a...

Fortify yourself and call the MOPSY

This is another of those allegoric posts. I was privileged enough to accompany a client to go and meet a listed company – (who I have immense respect for). We met with Smutti (not her real name) who...

Board Leadership, courtesy of Fred Wilson

Like all organizations, boards need leadership. It can come from a CEO, but often it comes from a Chairman or a board member who steps up and provides leadership without being named or titled as such...

Draft PPPFA regulation disgust (discussed and cussed)

In his 2015 state of the nation giggle session our very competent, intelligent and decisive president made the following announcement. Government will set-aside 30% of appropriate categories of...