Ramaphosa defends B-BBEE

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday took aim at some partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU), saying the government was committed to redressing the injustices of the past.

- MAYIBONGWE MAGHINA

Speaking during his reply to the State of the Nation Address debate, Ramaphosa said they could not redress without transforming the economy.

In a veiled reference to the DA and the Freedom Front Plus, which are calling for the replacement of Black Economic Empowerment, he said those who called for the scrapping of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) touched a raw nerve in him.

“There are people in this House, in this debate, who tell us to get rid of the measures that we have put in place to correct this gross historical injustice.

“They say we must get rid of broad-based black economic empowerment, falsely claiming that it benefits only a few, falsely claiming that it inhibits economic growth, falsely claiming that it enables corruption”