by Bruce Hunt | Mar 3, 2026 | Featured
The Transformation Fund’s Achilles heel Summary: The Transformation Fund’s Achilles heel (TL;DR) Government plans a R100 billion Transformation Fund to support black-owned businesses and SMMEs. The fund will likely be financed through existing B-BBEE mechanisms such...
by Bruce Hunt | Oct 10, 2025 | BEE Ownership
Three percent of revenue for Level 3 BEE: a good idea, but first clean up the fronting industry A new private-sector proposal has reignited debate about how South Africa might simplify transformation. The concept is simple: companies pay 3% of gross revenue in...
by Bruce Hunt | Apr 16, 2025 | Employee Ownership (ESOP)
Trade tensions: Can ESOPs create common ground? Summary: ESOPs as Common Ground in US–South Africa Tensions (TL;DR) Bridge, not battleground: Employee ownership is embraced in both countries and can soften trade frictions while advancing shared-value growth....
by Bruce Hunt | Apr 16, 2025 | ESOP Knowledge Hub
South African course to help raise local ESOPs standards Internationally, the advantages of ESOPs are widely recognised, with institutions like Rutgers University, the University of Oxford, and the London School of Economics (LSE), offering training to assist...
by Bruce Hunt | Feb 6, 2025 | BEE Ownership
5 BEE trends transforming South Africa There is no question that the ways in which we address transformation now will shape South Africa’s future. As the transformation landscape evolves, these five Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) trends will be key in ensuring that...
