S Africa: black empowerment in mining still has long road
South Africa has lots of good intentions about black participation in industry – but there are still many practical hurdles. For instance, the country’s ambitions to give black coal mining companies a...
View ArticleS Africa’s empowerment programme: rethink or expand?
“What’s The Economist?” asks Trevor Manuel with a smile when questioned about the newspaper’s recent criticism of South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment programme (BEE). The article claimed BEE was...
View ArticleS African private equity: black deals show mixed fortunes in a tough year
Despite South Africa having the most active financial markets in Africa, as well as an established track record in private equity, black empowerment companies have struggled to attract PE deals over...
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