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…
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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
How does Deputy President Paul Mashatile believe the economy should be run? Pieter du Toit delves into the question in this extract from his…
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’…
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 …
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