Following the end of apartheid, the company transferred 11.76% of its ownership to Shanduka Resources, a a subsidiary of Shanduka Group, founded by Cyril Ramaphosa in 2001 as a black-owned investment holding company, to adhere to Black Economic Empowerment standards.
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Where the Occupy movement can be commended for criticizing Black Friday, in the same vein, the Occupy movement needs to take a closer look at the socio-economic environment that fosters and sustains things like Black Friday.
Click on the interactive map for an illustration of the extent to which piracy is a problem in 59 countries, as well as the economic costs of the current boom in black-market materials.
The big problem with all of this is that if there's high expectations that somehow the social ills that the black community faces will suddenly evaporate, they're going to be disappointed -- because the economy, the economic crisis is a major issue that's going to affect the black community, making things worse.
Anti-black violence had been simmering for months, fired by an economic crisis.
The idea of legislating for black economic empowerment was originally promoted by big white businessmen to ward off post-apartheid calls for nationalisation.
When most folks think about the march, too much focus is on the "I Have a Dream" portion of King's speech and not the top two-thirds, which was a condemnation of the economic policies that stifled black growth in America.
In a country obsessed by the pace of black economic empowerment, the listing will create more black shareholders than any of the high-profile asset transfers to black-owned companies.
Perhaps his biggest policy success has been South Africa's rapid economic growth since the end of apartheid and the rise of a black middle class - but to the anger of many, wealth is more unevenly distributed than ever before.
Women represent nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers, while black and Hispanic workers represent a higher share of the minimum-wage workforce than whites, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Cintamani, 36, interrupts the discussion on Singapore's economic environment, drawing attention to two men one in a three-piece black suit, and another in a futuristic-looking white top embellished with silver at its collar and reaching past his knees over skinny white pants with platform shoes and a woman in a white two-piece, loose-fitting suit with silver heels.
The Italian government needs to get more people to pay their taxes, but, as the economic situation worsens, that is proving harder as more people resort to the black market for cash-in-hand jobs.
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn revealed in the matchday programme that the Black Cats would be slashing season ticket prices for next season in the hope of maintaining their fan-base in difficult economic times.
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