Anthea Jeffery says the opposition needs to revisit its support for damaging B-BBEE legislation, not just the EE Amendment Bill
Anthea Jeffery says the opposition needs to revisit its support for damaging B-BBEE legislation, not just the EE Amendment Bill
In his fortnightly column in Business Day, the Institute's CEO, John Kane-Berman, argues that the government should stop wasting money on land reform because it will not fix the wrongs of the land acts.
John Kane-Berman explains why bargaining councils are bad for South Africa.
Frans Cronje writes about the policy battle between the 'verkramptes' and 'verligtes' in the ANC and increasing evidence that the 'verligtes' could win.
The spirit of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill of 2013 (the mining bill) seems to have permeated through to agriculture.
Anthea Jeffery, the Institute's Head of Special Research, argues that the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill will impose a raft of unrealistic expectations on an already embattled mining industry in South Africa.
John Kane-Berman, the CEO of the Institute, says that Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) is the "ultimate trickle-down fantasy".
John Kane-Berman, the Institute's CEO, says that Jacob Zuma is a successful leader, contrary to popular belief.
John Kane-Berman says that the reaffirmation and reiteration of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and Affirmative Action in the National Development Plan is nothing short of madness.
In his fortnightly column in Business Day, John Kane-Berman, the Institute's CEO, says that while the National Development Plan is fatally flawed, the ANC has done a remarkable job of getting widespread endorsement for the Plan.
"Reckless and populist ministers armed with confusing legislation and increasing arbitrary powers to enforce daft demands backed by draconian penalties are as big a threat to mining as everything else put together", says the Institute's CEO, John Kane-Berman.
John Kane-Berman, the Institute's CEO, says that, "Despite its own warning, the NDP favours minimum benefits over and above what the constitution requires. At the same time, the ANC is busy reducing job prospects for unemployed youngsters."
