It’s time for BEE to be set aside
BEE had its chance. Now replace it with policies that reward investment, skills, entrepreneurship and job creation…
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Parks Tau mistakes frustration for prejudice, ignoring how BBBEE has been gamed by vested interests, undermining economic potential…
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Meth’s BEE sting: why targets won’t work without a schooling fix
Government’s plan to double down on employment equity amid a crumbling education system could lead to a spike in unemployment…
Agoa and South African business: a dynamic alternative
A more granular breakdown of Agoa to consider trade at the subnational level could benefit South Africa in its trade relations with the US…
Factory floor: the manufacturing recovery that may never be
March’s economic data provides a sense of things looking up. It belies the actual state of the manufacturing sector…
Of hippies and law: the macrobiotic theory of BEE
Has BEE in the legal fraternity actually been a failure? It depends on what you expected in the first place…
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Ramaphosa, Khusela Diko and Icasa have failed to explain why Starlink cannot use ‘equity equivalence’ the same way Google and Microsoft do…
Stings like BEE: will the ANC get real?
A review of BEE will have to be honest if it is to have any point at all…
Starlink: don’t debate Musk – debate rural connectivity
Shutting marginalised communities out of internet access because of gripes about Elon Musk is a disservice to South Africans…
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