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July 23, 2008

Mashile slates 'token BEE'

Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) chairman Paris Mashile has lashed out at "token empowerment" within the telecoms industry, accusing many companies of using their BEE status purely to gain business.

At yesterday's Intenetrix conference, hosted by Internet Solutions, Mashile said he was tired of seeing historically-disadvantaged people included in business only to play a sidelined role in the day-to-day operations.

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Posted by StaffWriter at July 23, 2008 11:52 AM