'Companies in South Africa that deal with the government or parastatals must be empowered as required by the Preferential Procurement Act.'
Business is measured by revenue, not the price of a service. I assumed it is obvious to everyone here that everything these companies do is for a profit, regardless of the price tag to the consumer.
Different scenario. I am expanding the work I have done in South Africa too, it works out well other than load-shedding. I get great resources that speak English with a mysterious accent in a European timezone and I pay them with Monopoly money. Empowerment is a 50% profit factor for their local business, but the numbers are good enough to cover it.
