54% of South Africans Believe B-BBEE Policies Should Be Scrapped – Study

Majority of South Africans call for end to BEE policy

Majority of South Africans favour ending Black Economic Empowerment, advocating merit-based hiring over racially focused policies.

54% of South Africans believe B-BBEE policies should be scrapped – study

The call to discontinue B-BBEE comes even as the country overwhelmingly agrees that building a racially representative workforce must remain a national priority. This is according to the latest South African Reconciliation Barometer by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR). The report highlights a striking contradiction in public opinion: citizens broadly support the goal of racial equity, but are losing faith in the policy tools me…

Over half of South Africans favour end of ‘black empowerment’ hiring policy, study finds

More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based, according to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR).

“Scrap BEE? Growing Calls from South Africans Who Say Black Majority Still Poor While a Connected Few Get Rich”

“Scrap BEE? Growing Calls from South Africans Who Say Black Majority Still Poor While a Connected Few Get Rich” Many South Africans are increasingly questioning whether Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is still serving its original purpose — or whether it has become a system that benefits a small, politically connected elite instead of the broader […] The post “Scrap BEE? Growing Calls from South Africans Who Say Black Majority Still Poor While …