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AN EMPOWERMENT MODEL SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS

The real value of the Imvula Education Empowerment Trust’s acquisition of 23 percent shares of JSE-listed Electronics group, Ellies Holdings, lies in skills development. Black economic empowerment deals involving some listed multinational and a consortium with a high profile, already Read the full story

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DUBAI GROUP’S ACQUISITION OF IMPERIAL LOGISTICS TO INCLUDE BLACK-OWNERSHIP

DP World buys Imperial Logistics for R12.7 billion, vowing to comply with BBBEE Act. A few weeks ago the Competition Commission blocked the sale of Burger King South Africa to a private equity fund to forestall the loss of black-ownership Read the full story

COCA-COLA INCREASES B-BBEE OWNERSHIP TO 20%

Johannesburg – Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has increased its Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) ownership to a revised 20% target, with a significant worker ownership component. “This updated agreement will result in employees increasing their current holding of around 5% Read the full story