A legal battle over South Africa’s Legal Sector Code has reignited debate over transformation, ownership targets and procurement rules in the legal profession
A new book on Brimstone’s rise challenges dominant views of B-BBEE, offering a detailed account of black business history, risk and ownership in South Africa
Powerful executive and dismissed employee were central players in the funding of dodgy BEE consortium
Allegations of governance failures have emerged over the IDC’s involvement in a R2.1bn Club Med Tinley leisure development
Officials said that while black empowerment faced implementation challenges, it remained central to government’s economic inclusion objectives
The organisation has criticised the way the Act was devised and says it risks damaging the economy
Any discussion about the policy must weigh up addressing historical injustices, its measurable and intangible benefits, and the costs of not transforming the economy
Centralised oversight may lead to more standardised procurement practices, reducing discrepancies and promoting fairness, but it also carries risks
Attendees will gain valuable insights and strategies for driving empowerment and transformation
Eruditio helps companies to create transformation strategies that deliver optimal business benefits – and the desired socioeconomic impact
Redistributive policies to reduce racial inequality should focus on achieving equality of opportunity, which can only be done by fixing our disastrous education system
The company has embarked on many empowerment, entrepreneurial and skills-based projects in the ICT sector
Implemented correctly, B-BBEE could shift the economy into a positive direction in as little as three to five years
Empowering the poor should be what underlies every debate and policy adopted in South Africa
The advent of democracy in 1994 merely created the conditions for transformation to begin
Existing requirements for infrastructure spending, that require 30% of the budget to be spent on local small businesses, incentivises failure. Better to split the budgets and let…
