McKinsey, Bain spark G20 row
The Citizen|December 17, 2024
STATE CAPTURE: FINGERED FIRMS FACILITATING SUMMIT
Brian Sokutu
McKinsey, Bain spark G20 row

The Presidency's unhappiness with the appointment of state capture-implicated foreign firms, now playing a strategic role in the G20 and in the Energy Council of South Africa, has forced Business Unity South Africa (Busa) to seek a meeting with the Union Buildings.

The Presidency has raised concerns about the appointment of McKinsey as supporting partner to the B20 - an engagement group coordinating the participation of business in next year's G20.

It has also expressed unease at the appointment of Bain to the project management office of the Energy Council of South Africa.

This story is from the December 17, 2024 edition of The Citizen.

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