‘How BEE is hobbling South Africa’s economy’
South Africa is stuck – and part of the problem is how power is centralised in the country…
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Going all in on transformation
A new fund backed by Vunani is targeting genuine BEE entrepreneurs in renewable energy, education, training, water services and health…
Hawks probe ‘dishonest’ Didata BEE deal
The saga has escalated from corporate fallout to criminal probe, with the crime-fighting unit confirming an investigation is at ‘an advanced stage’…
Fresh affidavit closes the Didata gaps
An appellant in the Dimension Data case has provided evidence that casts doubt on the Didata executives’ version of events…
MTN’s BEE deal shows it’s only the funders who win
MTN is unwinding its BEE scheme, leaving retail investors in the dark. Funders are paid, but shareholders may barely recoup their R20-a-share buy-in…
Barloworld’s CompCom boost
The Competition Commission has approved Barloworld’s controversial takeover in rapid time, but this deal’s not done yet …
Cupcake survives ambush in Trump’s bunker
Against expectations of an ‘unmitigated disaster’, Ramaphosa achieved a rare success in the Oval Office. It helped that he had champion golfers in his…
Legal heavyweights join forces to fight BEE rules
Bowmans, Webber Wentzel and Werksmans are joining Norton Rose Fulbright to challenge BEE rules they say could derail real transformation…
Tau’s R100bn transformation ‘plan’ void of detail
Parks Tau’s R100bn Transformation Fund promises big changes – but a newly released concept paper is all smoke, no substance…
Why Starlink looks set to get its way in South Africa
Communications regulator Icasa could be more flexible when it comes to Black ownership targets by allowing for ‘equity equivalence programmes’…
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