October 6, 2011
South Africa: Dutch Minister visits Damen Shipyards Cape Town
The Dutch Minister for Agriculture and Foreign Trade, Mr Henk Bleker, visited Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT).
Posted by StaffWriter at 9:47 AM
March 25, 2011
South Africa questions controversial Walmart deal
several government departments applied for a postponement of a South African Competition Tribunal hearings into the deal.
Posted by StaffWriter at 7:58 AM
September 24, 2010
Participatory Economy versus The Reigning Linear Trap
True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. - Martin Luther King Jr. MY 'Cry for the Beloved Country' column of last week provoked some negative reactions in certain quarters.
Posted by StaffWriter at 8:31 AM
November 6, 2009
Zimbabwe targets foreign companies
Zimbabwe plans a swift transfer of ownership of foreign companies to locals, forcing foreigners to sell 51% of their shares to locals within 60 days of publication of a set of new empowerment regulations.
Posted by StaffWriter at 8:09 AM
August 27, 2009
Zimbabwe ready to move forward - Zuma
Johannesburg - The Zimbabwean political leadership is ready to tackle political and social challenges head-on, President Jacob Zuma said at a gala dinner in Harare on Thursday.
Posted by StaffWriter at 7:15 AM
January 7, 2005
Foreign investors wary of BEE
SA's economy is "more free" than it was last year, but black economic empowerment continued to cause unease among foreign investors, a new survey by influential US think-tank the Heritage Foundation shows..
Posted by bernievn at 10:01 AM
December 12, 2004
Black economic empowerment tops US firms' worry list in S. Africa
Black economic empowerment "negatively affected investment decisions," according to an overwhelming 74 percent of respondents surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa (AmCham). This grouping had grown from 54 percent last year. There is now more concern over local equity that crime...
Posted by bernievn at 5:24 PM