Following the announcement by Standard & Poor Global Ratings Agency to downgrade South Africa to sub-investment grade, the Black Business Council (BBC) believes that this is a questionable and a bad judgment by the agency. This comes on the back Read the full story
The Black Business Council (BBC) is excited to have partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) to advance Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment and to promote the Black Industrialists programme. These programmes are geared towards black business owners Read the full story
Outspoken transformation lobbyist Mzwanele Manyi has resigned as head of policy at the Black Business Council (BBC). The announcement was made by the BBC’s secretary-general George Sebulela, who said Manyi’s resignation from his elected position is with effect from the Read the full story
The Black Business Council (BBC) and the black Business Council in the built Environment (BBCBE) feel undermined by the seven listed construction giants upon signing the voluntary rebuilding programme (VRP).The VRP is a program for redress post the findings of Read the full story
National Treasury has revised the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017, which were gazetted on 20 January 2017. According to the National Treasury, the regulations were initially promulgated in 2001 and revised in 2011, making this the second revision since the initial Read the full story
While the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) has been campaigning for their outright ban; Cabinet has recommended that the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill and the Labour Relations Amendment Bill be amended repudiating the unions’ position. This Read the full story
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says a robust partnership between government, business and the labour sector is needed to address the economic challenges facing the country. “There is a need to work together on our economy… which has also faced Read the full story
Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed concern over the lawlessness, violence and intimidation that it says has continued to mar the democratic right of workers to strike. The strike in the transport sector has been marked by incidents of violence and Read the full story
By Chris Bathembu Midrand – Government should help create South Africa’s own black industrialists, President Jacob Zuma said in Johannesburg. “There are many financial institutions that are under the control of government; they must shift in how they finance black Read the full story
Pretoria – Job creation and unity in the business sector were among the issues discussed at a meeting between President Jacob Zuma and Business Unity South Africa (Busa). “The meeting was productive and constructive and I am happy that we Read the full story
