DA commits to dismantling BEE despite Ramaphosa’s firm defence

DA commits to dismantling BEE despite Ramaphosa’s firm defence

The DA said it will press ahead with efforts to replace Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) after President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted that it was time to strengthen the policy.

Ramaphosa defends BEE in SONA debate reply as DA pushes back

President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly defended Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), saying economic transformation remains essential to correcting the injustices of apartheid and reducing inequality in South Africa.   Speaking during his reply to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate in Parliament, Ramaphosa criticised calls to scrap BEE, arguing that the country’s Constitution requires deliberate action to address historical e…