SAHRC hosted Business Transparency Conference

Loyiso Langeni

28 June 2013

The South African Human Rights Commission hosted a Business and Transparency conference on Thursday at the Sandton Convention Centre. 

A number of issues were raised at the conference which will be developed into a report and shared with business stakeholders to craft a national action plan for South Africa in the implementation of the recommended UN guiding principles.

 HRC Spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the conference aims to address the state of compliance and a link between business and human rights.

The Competition Commission is currently investigating over R29-billion worth of projects in the construction sector alone for bid-rigging abuse of public tenders by 21 companies.