Affirmative Action
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The weight of a word: Why "Token" is never just a word
A Setswana proverb reminds us that words, once spoken, cannot be recalled. This truth resonated deeply while watching the Madlanga Commission, where the word "token" momentarily…
A future without broad-based BEE and affirmative action is not possible
‘The new economic dispensation should match the aspiration for economic freedom and the fulfilment of the highest ideals of our democracy.’
Editorial: The fault in our Starlink narratives
What can Musk offer and what price are we willing to pay?
Ramaphosa: Racial redress is not stunting growth
The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans
New equity targets are constitutional, counsel for labour minister tells court
The ministry sought to counter the DA’s argument that the targets amount to unfair discrimination
Employers get more responsibilities amid equity amendments
Employers need to make sure they are informed about the new regulations, which fall under the Employment Equity Act, and are compliant
Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
Building cathedrals for black business
A vision for the future needs to take the long view
Black business needs a new meeting place
There are still too few top positions filled by black leaders – we need to work tirelessly to change that
In celebration of the Basotho hat
Defining human capital in an emerging market
Why Afrikaner affirmative action was more effective than BEE
The National Party government used a collective effort — social, cultural, linguistic, political and financial — to prop up poor white people
Race reinvented for post-apartheid SA
Two decades since 1994, we’re still stuck in the racial categories of the old regime – a colour-coding of class from which only the rich benefit.
Seven ways in which our government abuses black people
The real problem between black and white South Africans is not white people’s attitude, but the government’s desertion of black people.
No apologies for affirmative action, says Phiyega
Government and business should never be apologetic about implementing affirmative action, according to National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega.
Some of my best friends are white and – they still don’t have a clue
I so wish I could find some way to show my white friends the world I live in, where I wake up daily to fight my way out of ”earning” my place.