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Whilst every blogger thrives on comments, the almost overwhelming number of spam comments (about 20 this morning) has forced me to change the rules for submitting comments to the blog. The rules are...

Rob is expecting PAJA applications under the new codes – we can’t let him down

Yesterday someone spoke to someone who spoke to Rob (Davies – the worst minister in Zoomer's cabinet). The Minister allegedly said to him that he was told by the ANC Politburo to publish these...

10 Years In, South African Affirmative Action Faces Criticism

Boitumelo Sethlatswe, a researcher at the South African Institute Of Race Relations, said, paradoxically, BEE sometimes does not help black people. "It pushes stereotypes about black people...

Hawulers or straight from Nomonde’s monde

This is going to be a long post because it goes through as many of the typos and inconsistencies that I can find in the BEE codes. The ultimate responsibility for this shambles lies with Rob Davies...

Now he’s six

And doesn't care much for AA Milne or Michael Bond. Clearly we aren't dealing with the average six year old. This six year old is fixated by Star Wars, Harry Potter, Slug Terra, Ninja Turtles...

This just in from CESA – DTI hosting sector charter workshops next week

The Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) sent out a note to its members telling them that the DTI is hosting a workshop on the 5th of November (2013). This is what it had to say All Sector codes...

ANC has little choice but to start governing

it is highly likely that if the party continues to favour the black elite at the expense of the poor through measures such as the new BEE codes, it will lose its grip on the latter too via...

The constitution and redress – de Vos content

Pierre de Vos ran a commentary on the Solidarity WCape case. I think it's a landmark case and is very welcomed – de Vos' conclusion at the end of the post highlights the issues we face with...

The DTI has received my request for an explanation under PAJA – more detail for submitting yours

This refers to my blog post over the weekend.  To summarise,  I am looking to inundate the DTI with legitimate requests for an explanation of why they went ahead with these...