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Two oh one two

Or twenty twelve as we South Africans would say.  Happy new year – I certainly hope that it's a good one for everyone.  It's taken a while to get find my feet this year but I...

BEE ain’t broke – FM article

Please excuse the indulgence so early in the new year.  I wrote this about six months ago for the FM but the article may be a little more relevant now that that disastrous BEE Bill has...

Bills, bills, bills (or what I really think of the new B-BBEE Bill)

Commenting on a bill like the new BEE bill could either be knee-jerk as an immediate response or knee-jerk after much deliberation. I chose the latter route. The first thing I realised was that you...

Andile Tlhoaele could not be reached for comment (should never be reached for comment)

Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies last night moved to stamp out confusion after various media organisations quoted a BEE analyst as saying the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)...

JSE vs over-the-counter (OTC) trade

Over-the-counter trade just might be the ideal method of trading shares held within an empowerment scheme, as suggested by MultiChoice and African Bank. Several corporates with BEE share initiatives...

White women lose out and why Andile should not advise a parking guard on where to park cars (let alone anyone on BEE matters)

Andile Tlhoaele had better hope that he is quoted inaccurately in this New Age report.  White women would be the biggest losers once the broad-based black economic empowerment amendment bill was...

ICT Charter going ahead

The draft ICT charter calls for 30 percent black ownership. Department of Trade and Industry spokesman Sidwell Medupe expected the charter to be implemented by March. via www.iol.co.za Please no. This...

SANRAL derailed by a TOLPLAN front

Oh the timing. It's holiday season and many people are going to be travelling between JHB and Durban, Cape Town, Tzaneen etc. In each case there are going to be toll fees and queues and roadworks...