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Sipho Ngcobo – The Perfect Storm (well I’ll be)

What they forget is that the charter, which is part of the Petroleum Products Act, empowers government to curtail their ability to import crude oil as well as to revoke their licences. Perhaps they...

Nafcoc to launch black-owned bank

THE National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) plans to launch a mass market, black-owned "mega" bank this year that will mimic the Chinese model and grow small...

The Debswana story: a PPP success (what about us?)

As the rest of Africa was plundering its mineral wealth through nationalisation and mismanaged parastatals, Botswana chose the PPP path and stuck to it.  Moreover, the wealth from the Debswana...

Tax money and welfare

According to Atud’s research 16 million people are dependent on the state to live‚ which takes up 32% of the national GDP expenditure. Ten million children are dependent on grant support and 2.5...

Is the BBC legitimate at all

A letter to the Business Times this weekend was quite enlightening. Written by Zanele Gasa who is a Prasa board member.  She dismisses Zungu completely (as she should – but it's better...

Government is closing BEE loopholes (that they themselves don’t understand)

“This system is a voluntary one,” said Van Wyk. “If this thing is going to be forced down their throats, corporate South Africa is going to walk away.” via mg.co.za This is Chris' response to this...

Black Business Council may take govt to Concourt – (no they won’t)

The Black Business Council may take the government to the Constitutional Court over a procurement process it believes to be unfair, spokesman Sandile Zungu said on Monday. “We are quite keen to...

How to issue EME certificates (if you are an accounting officer or auditor)

When confirming the validity of such a certificate, the following should be detailed on the face of the certificate: The Auditor's/Accounting Officer's letter head with full contact details;...

When do the ICT Charter and Property Charter begin to be operational – from SANAS (and new targets)

From: Phinda Ndabula Sent: After the charters were gazetted Subject: RE: Property Charter As far as I understand Sector Codes are not gazetted today and applicable tomorrow there is always an...