Now here's a delicious irony
Broad-based BEE is one of South Africa’s most contentious policy debates. Has it been undermined by unintended consequences?
BEE had its chance. Now replace it with policies that reward investment, skills, entrepreneurship and job creation
Parks Tau mistakes frustration for prejudice, ignoring how BBBEE has been gamed by vested interests, undermining economic potential
Is South Africa failing its youth? While there is a success story to be told, the country’s schoolchildren still face overwhelming odds
Government’s plan to double down on employment equity amid a crumbling education system could lead to a spike in unemployment
A more granular breakdown of Agoa to consider trade at the subnational level could benefit South Africa in its trade relations with the US
March’s economic data provides a sense of things looking up. It belies the actual state of the manufacturing sector
Has BEE in the legal fraternity actually been a failure? It depends on what you expected in the first place
Ramaphosa, Khusela Diko and Icasa have failed to explain why Starlink cannot use ‘equity equivalence’ the same way Google and Microsoft do
A review of BEE will have to be honest if it is to have any point at all
Shutting marginalised communities out of internet access because of gripes about Elon Musk is a disservice to South Africans
The GNU has opened the door to a B-BBEE review, but real reform will require more than technical tweaks to a system many no longer trust
Sanlam is buying a 25% stake in ARCI for R3.2bn. Minority shareholders should be asking why
There are those who speak the language of empowerment while pursuing private enrichment at the expense of the working class, writes David Masondo
A pivotal HCI shareholders’ vote was over in a flash, leaving the company firmly back in the hands of Johnny Copelyn and Sactwu
The Moutons’ grand gesture is under investigation thanks to a series of Curro share trades ahead of the August buyout announcement
BEE aims to fix apartheid’s distortions, but regulated markets have created huge externalities. History shows free markets lift more people out of poverty
BEE shouldn’t be jettisoned. Instead, we need to make it work better
How does Deputy President Paul Mashatile believe the economy should be run? Pieter du Toit delves into the question in this extract from his new book
