New BEE codes could have the unintended consequence of enriching “the few” – again

 I never bought into the claim that South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment legislations needed to enrich a few previously disadvantaged individuals to serve as “role models” to the many. That’s a pathetic argument when judged against the potential benefit of a broadly based, education-focused approach. But companies went ahead anyway, and today a relative handful … Read more