That took more than a year for the Walmart/Massmart deal to win approval from the government and one has to wonder as to what signal this sends out to people who wish to do business with South Africa. On the one hand we want international business, but on the other hand it appears that when somebody wants to invest in the country, such as with Walmart, we make them jump through a series of hoops and really make it extremely difficult for them. That is unfortunate, because obviously other companies are watching and will not be impressed by what they have seen. As it is, our labour laws are somewhat ridiculous, encouraging the lazy and the incompetent to approach the CCMA with groundless cases and although apparently the CCMA is becoming a bit tougher on employees, we still need to change those laws to resemble those of more advanced and successful economies.