He has no biblical name. But his story reads very much like David taking on Goliath. And his most potent weapons are determination and focus. Qualified chemical engineer, Bheki Zondo, the new owner of Biscotti Biscuits is in pursuit of Read the full story
The public procurement process is so flawed that there are people, mostly politically connected in one way or another, who exploit its loopholes and continue make a fortune from taxpayer’ money. Tenderprenership as such a malpractice is called is a Read the full story
It had been naive of government to ask mining houses and associated organisations to merely explain why they did not comply with the requirement to have at the very least 26% black ownership, without tendering any concrete evidence to back Read the full story
The main obstacle to the country’s economic progress is government’s anti-growth economic policy and President Jacob Zuma should be courageous enough to bring about necessary changes. Afribusiness expressed this view in a statement issued on 10th of February 2015. On Read the full story
Statistics SA has discovered that since 2008 the amount of time people stay in their jobs has increased. The parastatal announced in a press briefing on 10th of February 2015 in Pretoria. Explaining the possible cause of the trend, Deputy Read the full story
There has been a perception amongst some transformation lobby groups that the wine industry is not keen on facilitating the participation of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals (PDI) in mainstream activities. But John Giliomee, the Transformation and Development Manager of VinPro, the Read the full story
Organisers of the Mining Indaba, which is the one of the biggest events on the mining calendar in the southern hemisphere, should include civil society and communities to partake in critical deliberations, if it is to have tangible outcomes. This Read the full story
Having witnessed the economic consequences of giving trade unions carteblanche to do as they wish – striking for petty causes – the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has warned the South African government to resist against being manipulated by Read the full story
It’s high time government practised what it preaches about realising the potential of the small business sector. A number of business analysts have said this or something on these lines in recent years. And the most recent personality to lend Read the full story
Indeed, old habits die hard. It was generally expected that President Jacob Zuma’s stern warning against some big companies wooing black shareholders into partnerships of convenience to win lucrative government tenders would be a deterrent. Unfortunately, fronting is as rampant Read the full story
