PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has said he will follow up on issues raised by the Black Business Council (BBC), and resolved to address the issue of ownership, control and management of the economy.Zuma met the BBC on Friday following a call by AngloGold Ashanti chairperson Sipho Pityana for business leaders to take a political stand. He has also pleaded with Zuma to step down.READ THIS: Business and labour put heat on Jacob ZumaThe Presidency on Monday said the focus of the meeting between Zuma and the BBC was on issues relating to economic transformation — and, in particular, the need to accelerate the transformation of ownership, control and management of the economy.During the meeting the BBC urged the president not to sign the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Amendment Bill, the Presidency said.The FIC Amendment Bill will require banks to perform enhanced due diligence on the "politically exposed" in line with international obligations.These were provisions already being applied by b...
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