The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding
Mvela group’s offer to buy media firm has sparked fears of greater political interference, writes Reg Rumney.
Media companies make headlines with their poor scores in BEE ownership, writes <b>Reg Rumney</b>
Ownership targets still trump other aspects of transformation, which could remove the advantages for small business.
It was unfortunate that BEE was seen as a matter of compliance rather than as a strategic issue, and the compliance mindset needs to change.
There’s merit in Angloplat’s role in blocking the sale to Impala.
The government’s resentment is not only about ownership but also about control, whatever that means.
Defining black ownership is a complex business, as the JSE’s contradictory figures have shown.
Arcelor deals might be legal and even in line with ‘old-fashioned’ BEE practices, so why the fuss?
The formerly disadvantaged will be able to pick up shares at an 80% discount.
The company illustrates the poor record of parastatals in black economic empowerment at the ownership level.
The company’s black workers and trusts are the beneficiaries in a vendor-financed scheme that sees them getting a 25% share of the company.
A new MTN deal lights a spark of hope that all the big BEE transactions may not be over yet.
The value of black empowerment deals this year so far, is less than half that of 2008.
One big difference between the Vodacom retail offering and that of Sasol is that there is no option to buy shares outright for cash.
It had to be pushed by government, but the company shows the way empowerment is going, writes Reg Rumney.
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The new-look Anglo American Corporation was very much on display at the announcement last week of one of two of the biggest black economic empowerment deals in South African…
