No doubt, the release of Top Empowerment Companies will be greeted with jubilation as highly ranked business groups celebrate a black economic empowerment job well done.

Their celebrations will be justified. The fact is, TEC is a ranking instrument which means some companies will beat others. It is human nature to feel good about coming out on top. So let the Champagne corks pop.

But bear in mind, there is still some way to go in achieving satisfactory BEE results across the board: as much as TEC is a ranking, it is also a tool that measures the progress made in the implementation of BEE.

Click here for the Black Empowerment website.

 
Financial Mail's Top Empowerment Companies 2006
Financial Mail Survey
 10 March 2006
CONTENTS
  Upfront
    		• Introduction - A tool to assess real effects of BEE
    		• Methodology
    		• In my opinion - An economic miracle emerging by Chia-Chao Wu
      The Winners
    		• Codes outlined - The outlay of the codes
    		• Empowerment - Codes transform empowerment itself
    		• Sekunjalo, SA's most empowered company - Reasons to be proud
    		• The Don Group, SA's second-most empowered company - Head of its own house
    		• Sun International, SA's third-most empowered company - A positive effect on equity ownership
      Sector Rankings
    		• Introduction - Future lies in BEE across all sectors
    		• Retail winner - Edcon leads the way
    		• Retail charter - Plan in keeping with consumer spending
    		• Food & beverages winner - At last, BEE plaudits for SAB
    		• Food & beverages charter - A tiger on top in the food sector
    		• ICT winner - A move that will rock the boat
    		• ICT charter - year
    		• Health winner - New arrival sets the pace
    		• Health charter - Let 2006 be a year of healing
    		• Financial services winner - In the lead again
    		• Financial services charter - Goals well within reach
    		• Resources winner - Merafe now a substantial player
    		• Resources charter - Not the usual suspects
    		• Basic industries winner - Group Five head and shoulders above
    		• Basic industries charter - A call to embrace change
    		• Hotels & leisure winner - Pick of the winners found here
    		• Property winner - Off to a slow start
    		• Property charter - Door to empowerment opens
    		• Manufacturing winner - Focus on social investment, skills development
    		• Transport winner - Top spot again for Super Group
    		• Transport charter - Not just a feelgood exercise
    		• Media winner - All quiet in the fourth estate
    		• Media charter - More equity transfer the key
    		• Support services winner - Sector has not performed well
    		• Support services charter - BEE credentials rigorously assessed
    		• General Industrials winner - Kudos for Sekunjao again
      Empowerment factors
    		• Introduction - Look behind the headlines
    		• Management - It's time to step up the tempo
    		• Employment equity and skills - Can corporate SA win the skills game?
    		• Procurement - Gains made in one short year
    		• Enterprise development - Doing your bit was never easier
    		• Ownership - Merit in bringing more women on board
      Public Sector
    		• State-owned enterprises - Skills crunch meets BEE
      Trends
    		• Top dogs - New wave is short on impact
    		• Financing - Model for equity needs a rethink
    		• SMEs - Small businesses ready for take-off
    Tables
    Top 200 companies Transport
    Retail Media & entertainment
    Food & beverages Support services
    ICT General industrials
    Health Management
    Financial services Employment equity
    Resources Skills development
    Basic industries Procurement
    Tourism Enterprise development
    Manufacturing Ownership
    Click on each title to view the table

    Editorial team
    Financial Mail Editor: Barney Mthombothi.
    Projects editor: Nontyatyambo Petros.
    Top Empowerment Companies Editor: Sibonelo Radebe.
    Art Director (print edition): Colleen Wilson
    Graphic artist (print edition): Muziwandile Makhanya
    Writers:Larry Claasen, Chris Gilmour, Thandeka Gqubule, Themba Hlengani, Mzwandile Jacks, Sven Lünsche, Duncan McLeod, Jacqui Pile, Brendan Ryan and Stafford Thomas.
    Photographers: Arnold Pronto, Robert Tshabalala, Russell Roberts and Trevor Samson

    Web team
    WebEditor: Jacqueline Bullard
    Web Assistant: Julie Gough

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    Copyright: Financial Mail 2006

     

     


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