OpEd: Will it be Dell that breaks the EEIP spell?

OpEd: Will it be Dell that breaks the EEIP spell?

ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. Microsoft, AWS and Dell and their peers operate peacefully in South Africa by way of a bit of classic magic: making one concept mean entirely different things depending on where in the world you are based. In South Africa, “Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP)” is a long way of saying…

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Parly comms chair questions Dell’s R230m EEIP deal

Parly comms chair questions Dell’s R230m EEIP deal

Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, has written to communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi, seeking detailed clarity on the recommendation to approve Dell Technologies’ Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) renewal for…

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Malatsi throws weight behind Dell’s EEIP application

Malatsi throws weight behind Dell’s EEIP application

Communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi. Communications minister Solly Malatsi has recommended the approval of Dell Technologies’ equity equivalent investment programme (EEIP) application. The application was made to minister Parks Tau, in his capacity as executive authority at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), which facilitates and is the final arbiter for…

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EEIP policy garners 90% support, says Malatsi

EEIP policy garners 90% support, says Malatsi

Communications and digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi. (Photograph by Jesse Sterk) Communications minister Solly Malatsi gazettes the final policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes in the ICT sector. [Story] Communications minister Solly Malatsi has gazetted the final policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT…

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Samsung to support black-owned ICT firms under EEIP

Samsung to support black-owned ICT firms under EEIP

This is the third edition of Samsung’s Equity Equivalent Investment Programme. Samsung and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) have opened applications for the third edition of the Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), inviting black-owned ICT and service centre SMEs across South Africa to apply. The South Korean-based electronics giant says the R280…

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