About us Reg works mainly as a consultant, researching issues such as South Africa's foreign investment flows, and Janet works intensively as an editor and communications consultant. They continue to be involved in news. Reg writes an occasional column on Black Economic Empowerment, which is South Africa's version of Malaysia's affirmative action policy, for the Johannesburg-based Mail & Guardian newspaper. Read his latest Big Deal column. Moreover he has for the past few years been a judge for the Sanlam financial journalist of the year awards and a panellist on the appeal panel for South Africa's Press ombudsman's office. Janet has reported on how Johannesburg has become a regional shopping hub for Chinese-made goods, also for the M&G. And she has written on South Africa's Chinese group for the annual HSRC State of the Nation volume.