Anthea Jeffery: Small business and the BEE burden

Twenty odd years later, BEE has grown out of proportion and deviated from its original purpose – to empower those who were historically disadvantaged – and rather ensures that not only is our society drifting further and further from its constitutional commitment to non-racialism, but too continues to create a gap between the top earners and the rest of the South African population.

Hey, relax, South Africa isn’t THAT bad

So, South Africa has a few problems. No argument there. Imagine though, that you’re a fund manager in New York looking for global investment opportunities.