When is a target a quota and why it matters

Quick summary  Introduction  The former military dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin is often cited as having proclaimed that under his regime “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.” Such word games are not unlike the South African government’s attempt to convince us that the sectoral targets set by the Minister […]



Action Recap: Sakeliga’s historic BEE-victory

Sakeliga achieved the first significant setback for harmful BEE policies when we reversed illegal BEE and local content regulations in public procurement, unlocking billions in potential savings.


Sakeliga rejects Sahpra’s BEE conditions for medical products

Sakeliga rejects the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority’s (Sahpra) proposed BEE conditions for the manufacture, import, prescribing and trading of health products and medical equipment.  Sahpra’s plan to make BEE a prerequisite in the medical industry is contained in a new draft policy entitled “Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Policy for Issuance of Licences”. The […]


How Ramokgopa can roll back three stages of load-shedding

Sakeliga has sent a report on value-for-money state procurement to the Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa which, if followed, could reduce the need for load-shedding by up to three stages. This follows after the minister stated in a recent interview, that non-value-adding intermediaries are causing supply chain delays that add, on average, three stages of […]


Co-ordinated opposition will prevail against Employment Equity Amendment Act

Sakeliga welcomes the resolution to oppose the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA), signed today at the invitation of Solidarity by more than thirty organisations. The EEAA will be defeated not only by businesses organically resisting its implementation but importantly also by the co-ordinated and growing opposition of independent organisations in business and civil society and […]


Sakeliga case against Auditor-General heard 

Sakeliga’s court case against the Auditor-General of South Africa (AG) to make public for the first time the state auditor’s undisclosed management reports of 154 problem municipalities was heard last week.  Arguments mainly revolved around the question of whether the OG has a Constitutional duty to make the management reports of municipalities public. The management […]


Sakeliga and Pretoria Sakekamer to investigate PEU/TUMS matter in Tshwane

Sakeliga and the Pretoria Sakekamer are approaching the City of Tshwane regarding hitherto undisclosed liabilities resulting from illegal electricity meter contracts with PEU Capital Partners (PEU) and Total Utility Management Services (TUMS). Sakeliga and the Pretoria Sakekamer seek further information, including financial and audit information, which would enable us to determine the extent to which […]



Sakeliga welcomes withdrawal of Eskom cover-up regulations

Sakeliga welcomes the announcement by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, that the exemption for Eskom from provisions under the Public Finance Management Act will be “withdrawn for now.” Nevertheless, Sakeliga has already started investigating the extent to which similar exemptions are being contemplated for other state entities. Sakeliga’s legal team are submitting PAIA applications to determine which […]