Given the overall calculus of interests – not just for individual businesspeople, but for the economy as a whole – the Zondo Commission comes down on the side of maximising value for money when a choice must be made. With South Africa at the juncture it is now, it’s hard to avoid that choice. And so, it was pleasing to hear the minister take a position that implies agreement with our position, that official procurement need not conform to rigid empowerment demands.
