For years small businesses have been complaining that they are at the tail end of the government procurement value chain. Hence, to address their plight, in his State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma announced that government was to Read the full story
Government’s objective of building the capacity for nurturing black industrialists is surely gaining traction, with the appointment of the new Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Council during the inaugural session of the Presidential Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council in Cape Town Read the full story
Some of us may feel that they are materially well off, but we all need each other. In most African language, there is a proverb which goes: “You exist because of others”. The English equivalent is: “No man is Read the full story
People with famous political surnames should know better than ordinary folks about the significance of upholding sound business ethics. This is because what they do is always under extreme public scrutiny from friends and foes alike. Sadly, the highly publicised Read the full story
The high profile court case in the North West has underlined the significance of chiefs seeking the consensus of members of their communities first before entering into agreements. Members of the Bapo ba Mogale Community are divided over a black Read the full story
Transform SA is informed that the nation might be closer to settle for the minimum wage figure sooner than expected. This is after the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) gave its task team until July to reach an Read the full story
The image of Neil Tovey hoisting high the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations trophy flanked by an ecstatic Nelson Mandela and the late Minister of Sports, Steve Tshwete, will always remain imprinted in the minds of soccer loving South Africans. Read the full story
When President Jacob Zuma asserted than that the real picture of black ownership of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) was at a modest 3% and not 23%, as generally presented, in response to questions about the State of Nation Address Read the full story
Dealing with the high level of corruption in the awarding of low-cost houses has been a big challenge for a while. Now, the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements is planning to digitise the province’s waiting list for beneficiaries. It will Read the full story
After five years of struggling to sustain itself, finally, ARCELLOR MITTAL South Africa, the country’s largest steel-maker, has accepted that, if it is to stay long in business, it has to comply with the government’s obligatory Black Economic Empowerment initiatives. Read the full story
