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Why markets – not BEE – lift people from poverty
BEE aims to fix apartheid’s distortions, but regulated markets have created huge externalities. History shows free markets lift more people out of poverty…
South Africa needs BEE – but that doesn’t blind us to its faults
BEE shouldn’t be jettisoned. Instead, we need to make it work better…
Behind the economic thinking of Paul Mashatile
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The BEE tithe: Paying your way to compliance heaven
A revenue tax to become BEE compliant and score tenders is awfully similar to the Catholic church’s indulgences system…
‘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…
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’…
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