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
The fallout is the latest threat to the fragile government of national unity that has frequently come to the brink of collapse over policy clashes between its two largest parties
The Democratic Alliance is arguing that it’s in the ANC’s electoral interests to back the proposal
The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked
Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries
South Africa’s history of dispossession and exclusion demands purposeful intervention to build a more just and inclusive economy
There is no factual evidence that deindustrialisation, poverty, inequality and unemployment is caused by black economic empowerment, as argued by William Gumede
The licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink has sparked debate about whether South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws are an impediment to growth or path to an inclusive economy
The party says it will not rubber stamp ANC policies but will use the courts if necessary
Beneficiaries crying oppression are eating at the table apartheid set for them — and complaining when someone else is finally offered a chair
Ideological clashes between Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump – not just tariffs or refugees – may prove the biggest threat to restoring tattered trade relations and diplomatic…
SACP secretary general Solly Mapaila said the party would not leave the alliance although it was unhappy with elements of it
The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
A report suggests that government could save R150 billion in wasteful expenditure if it stopped overpaying its contractors
Battle between Karadeniz and its partners shows what seems to be a plan to trade influence and deals to get Karpowership permits and benefit businesswoman Anna Mokgokong
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
We need to begin any analysis with the realisation that capitalism has few winners
Redistributive policies to reduce racial inequality should focus on achieving equality of opportunity, which can only be done by fixing our disastrous education system
Given equal opportunities, female entrepreneurs can add enormous value to our economy.
