insert_link South Africa South Africa’s ANC defends BEE policy ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu (photo: X) The African National Congress (ANC) says South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy will not be scrapped. This follows the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) plan to introduce an Economic Inclusion for All Bill aimed at replacing existing BEE legislation. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said the idea that South Africa can function without transformation laws must be challenged. Meanwhile, the agricultural organisation TLU SA has […] today21 October, 2025
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Democratic Alliance proposes new bill to replace Black Economic Empowerment (Photo: Michel Bega/The Citizen) South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), has introduced the Economic Inclusion for All Bill, a proposal aimed at replacing the country’s long-standing Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy. The DA argues that since BEE’s introduction in 2003, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has used it to enrich politically connected elites rather than address deep-rooted inequality or improve access to economic opportunities for ordinary South Africans. DA […] today20 October, 2025
