July 29, 2010

Empowerment Wins Business: Aligning B-BBEE and Bid Best Practice

"Understanding B-BBEE regulations helps companies to win both government and corporate tenders," says Sandy Pullinger, chairperson of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) South Africa. Read more...

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October 28, 2009

Business for Development (B4D) Pathfinder Launched

"This initiative offers a system that enables businesses to navigate an uncharted path to sustain their own growth and profitability," said former President Benjamin Mkapa as he launched the initiative, "while at the same time directly contributing to sustainable development in the region by including the poor in their growth path. It is new. It is daring. It is doable...and it is replicable. That is why it is called a pathfinder."

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October 23, 2009

ABVA 2nd breakfast session, The Implication of the Alignment of the PPPFA on Business, Thurs 5th Nov 2009, 07h30 for 08h00 - 10h00

The Association of BEE Verification Agencies (ABVA) will be hosting its 2nd business breakfast seminar to address questions regarding The Implication of the Alignment of the PPPFA on Business.

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October 19, 2009

BEE set up to be studied at graduate level

SOON students will be able to pursue a doctorate in black economic empowerment, a business conference resolved last week.

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September 27, 2009

BEE intrinsically linked with sustainability for SA's growth

Government, strategy and sustainability inseparable, says King.

 

Johannesburg, 27 Sept. 2009 / AIC Media PR / -- As South Africa seeks to drastically grow its economy while staying in step with international trends, black economic empowerment as a growth tool has become intrinsically linked up with sustainability as a business imperative.

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September 16, 2009

3rd Annual BEE Conference

3rd Annual BEE Conference Takes Place Against Background of Heightened Transformation Debate

Mervyn King, Others To Tackle Sustainable BEE

 

Sustainable black economic empowerment will come under the spotlight in October at the 3rd Annual BEE Conference to be held in Sandton. This comes at a time of heightened public and political debate around issues of race, transformation and empowerment in corporate South Africa.


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Posted by StaffWriter at 10:44 AM

March 3, 2009

ABVA Announces BEE Seminar: April 1st 2009

ABVA (the Association of BEE Verification Agencies) announces the date of its first annual BB-BEE Seminar on Wednesday April 1st 2009 at the Sandton Convention Centre. This full day informative and interactive seminar is directed to business owners and executives, as well as Procurement and Supply Chain Managers from large and small companies. The day will provide useful and practical information to business people who need to understand more about the importance and process of BEE Verification. Read more...

Posted by StaffWriter at 2:32 PM

August 6, 2008

Kenya Trade Fair & Conference: Government and Business Confirm Participation

Trade Fair & Conference to Provide Unprecedented Access & Information to Kenyan Business & Trade Opportunities

The first annual Kenya Trade Fair & Conference, taking place from September 19th-21st at the Sandton Convention Centre will provide a one-stop-shop where South African businesses can engage with a host of Kenyan government and business stakeholders.
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Posted by StaffWriter at 9:47 AM

November 9, 2007

BEE Verify

Getting down to the nitty-gritty details of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) was the focus on the second and final day of the first Annual BEE Conference, held at Johannesburg's Pyramid Conference Centre this past Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...

Posted by StaffWriter at 8:38 AM

November 8, 2007

BEE conference to speed up economic transformation

The inaugural Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Conference which is currently underway in Johannesburg is aimed at rejuvenating lethargic economic transformation. Read more...

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October 19, 2007

No shortage of controversy - SKILLS SHORTAGES

The 2007 Black Management Forum's (BMF) national conference was always going to be a heated affair. It was an opportunity for the organisation to review the guerrilla warfare-type engagement employed by its president, Jimmy Manyi, who has completed the first year of his three-year term. Read more...

Posted by StaffWriter at 1:17 PM

September 21, 2005

Strategic Investment marks the return of the Khoi-Khoi and San to the Waterberg

A strategic investment agreement on 26 August 2005 between Khoisan X investment Holdings and InAfrica Safaris of the Waterberg in the Eastern side of Limpopo. Khoisan X representing Khoisan X Investment Holdings and Boer Coetzee representing InAfrica Safaris signed the twofold BEE transaction in the gaming tourism market. On the other hand it marks the historical return of the Khoi-Khoi and San to the Waterberg area and the broader Limpopo.

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June 9, 2005

BEE Conference

IDC hosts ...

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