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
Beyond the hilarious debate about whether legislators should be allowed to wear red overalls in parliament and chant “pay back the money”, uppermost in the public interest in parliament is whether the 2015 National Budget will foster economic transformation. In Read the full story
Someone’s loss is another’s gain. While business has boomed for companies offering alternative means of delivering parcels and letters, South African Post Office branches countrywide are virtually deserted serve for an odd pensioner or one or two people coming to Read the full story
The revised Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of good practice have triggered anxiety in corporate boardrooms. The implications of new legislation in terms of company ownership structure are worrying some entrepreneurs. During a symposium in Pretoria last week, Read the full story
Those that dismiss the recent looting spree of foreign businesses in Soweto as petty criminal acts have a simplistic view. The problem runs deeper than most think. It could be a case of South Africans projecting their failure to start Read the full story
Brochures of companies that peddle retirement investment schemes show old, grey haired over-65 couples playing golf on, ostensibly, posh golf courses, enjoying a blissful life. But what the charming snake oil salesmen that distribute them do not reveal is that, Read the full story
Good corporate governance starts from the boardroom. To put it more bluntly, an organisation is as effective as its boardroom. Evidently, it is driven by this thinking that shareholders of Portland Pretoria Cement (PPC) have added six new faces Read the full story
The African National Congress’s new proposal of a land ownership cap law could set the precedent of a similar legislation being applied in other areas, eventually, stifling private property ownership. Afribusiness has voiced this concern. Describing the ANC’s proposal as Read the full story
When one door is closed, many more are open, says a line in one of a music legend’s songs. Perhaps the artist had John Oliphant in mind when penning the lyrics. The former Principal executive officer of the Government Employees Read the full story
