Inside the battle over tourism’s Covid relief funding
Small business looks set to be collateral damage as the state and AfriForum head to court again over BEE exclusions
07 May 2020 - 05:00
The department of tourism, minority advocacy group AfriForum and trade union Solidarity look set for another monumental tussle over the state’s BEE rules and the department’s R200m Covid-19 relief fund.
In the meantime, small enterprises — BEE compliant or not — that have applied for relief have to wait for any financial help as the three parties slug it out...
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