Banks and government behind South Africa’s failure to transform its economy

South Africa suffers from high levels of poverty, racism and inequality. This can be entirely attributed to centuries of conflict between white settlers and indigenous Africans. This is according to Senior Lecturer at the Wits University’s Graduate School of Business Read the full story

Black Industrialist pins hope on MPS

An Ekurhuleni businessman, Mr Sibusiso Maphatiane is optimistic that Members of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will assist him overcome some of the challenges that his company is experiencing. Maphatiane was speaking soon after the Members of Parliament Read the full story

Lack of government entities’ cooperation hindering transformation – B-BBEE Commission

“It is extremely difficult to find a place for the so-called ‘once empowered always empowered’ in the situation where 20 years after the adoption of the Constitution of South Africa, so much disparity and economic divide exists; these were the Read the full story

“SMTDC- Developing small scale manufacturers one at a time”

For sustainable urban development in South Africa the support for the growth of small scale manufacturing enterprises is very important across the urban developing world, key barriers to development of these emerging manufacturing enterprises relate to access to finance, entrepreneurial Read the full story

ANC prioritizes radical economic transformation

Following the African National Congress’s lekgotla, a meeting of the national executive committee last week, the ruling party top brass has made radical economic transformation an area of focus for the government. The party says accelerated radical socio-economic transformation, refers Read the full story

Semi-skilled labourers benefit from BEE initiative in Thoroughbred industry

Members of the Thoroughbred breeding community are leading the charge towards farm worker upliftment with an innovative Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiative that provides grooms working on South African stud farms with the tools they need to progress in their Read the full story