ORGANISATION TIE-UP
Business body denies merger with adversary
The Black Business Council says there are no plans to join forces with Business Leadership SA
Business is at odds about a possible merger between the Black Business Council (BBC) and Business Leadership SA (BLSA). The BBC has denied it is in talks with BLSA over a possible tie-up that would allow business to move towards eventually speaking in a united voice. The merger was apparently suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a private meeting at Davos in 2018 after discussions with BLSA CEO Bonang Mohale, BBC chairman Sello Rasethaba and BBC secretary-general George Sebulela. But Sebulela told Business Day: "There was never any discussion of any sort. BBC has never put that on its agenda so it’s not a BBC matter." Sebulela said there would need to be a discussion about a suggested merger within the BBC itself before it was opened up to the external parties cited in the decision. However, Mohale said: "The BBC and BLSA will continue to have this conversation." Ramaphosa’s spokeswoman, Khusela Diko, said while she could not confirm whether the president had called for the mer...
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