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Challenging the 2013 BEE codes in a court of law – the ball has started rolling

It's not as though we had much choice here. The codes, as we all know, are unintelligible – there's this post that almost wishfully hopes that the DTI understand their own codes. But...

Does the Mining Charter have any teeth? Written by Allan Reid via BDLive

It's not often that I post an entire article. This is one of the most thorough analyses of the Minerals Charter. It was written by Allan Reid, who is a director and head of mining at Cliffe Dekker...

Corporate dissent – mining the pits that the ANC have descended into

Business has long been the government's whipping boy. We are reminded on a daily basis that we are either capitalists, colonialists, racists, anti-transformation, corrupt, white, coconut and...

Sector Charter Alignment to the Revised Codes | Our thoughts and findings on all matters B-BBEE

Jacob Maphuta began the engagement by outlining the principles from which the drafters of Sector Codes are not at liberty to deviate. These included the following elements of Statement 000: The...

Who is an African?

Thabo Mbeki is one, we know that for a fact. We know that the term African is now used to describe a certain segment of our society. That's not right, it's not a segment – it's a...

Lots of laws and no desire to enforce them – why do we bother? BEE Act content

Neren Rau, the CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says empowerment was not supposed to have been legislated beyond the voluntary codes of good practice, but this has rapidly...

Treasury, PPPFA and reforms

Craig Terblanche forwarded an interview with Kenneth Brown, National Treasury's chief procurement officer who been given the responsibility of overseeing the design and implementation of...

Hyde Park Shopping Centre this morning (31 Jan 2014)

CNA                   Look and Listen                   Luminance      ...

Zambian CEEC is calling for applications for investment (Zambian citizens only)

The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission is inviting applications from Zambian citizens wishing to undertake investment projects under Economic Empowerment Fund. All applicants MUST be through the...