SA’s economic revival: moving beyond failed BEE policies

IT IS PERCEIVED that if the once mighty African National Congress (ANC) did not realise that if its black employment equity (BEE) policy was not scrapped, it would lead to its demise.

- VIJAY SEWTAHAL Glenmore Beach

When BEE was introduced in early 1994 it was meant for historically disadvantaged individuals (HDI).

This meant blacks, Indians and coloureds were prioritised when it came to employment.

Then in 2004, the ruling ANC introduced broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) which only gave priority to black South Africans although Indians and coloureds were very much part of the Struggle against apartheid.