State fails black builders, TIMESLIVE.CO.ZA
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Xolani Qubeka, the council's chief executive, said he knew about many black companies that had failed because of late or non-payments.''I hear about new cases daily,'' Qubeka said at a press briefing at the National Empowerment Fund in Pretoria yesterday.The empowerment fund announced it would give the business council a R3-million grant.The money will be used for ''capacity building'' and research so the council could engage the government to ensure there is a legacy for the black construction industry in the new infrastructure programme, Qubeka said.