The Agenda – Black Management Forum

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The Impact of De-Regularization on the Black Economic Agenda: An analysis of the Operation Vulindlela and the future of SOC

6 November 2024 No Comments

While avoiding South Africa’s debt trap is a delicate balancing act, Operation Vulindlela and the Presidency’s reform program are recognized

Opinion piece

The Future of Employee Well-being

In today’s ever-changing world, we find ourselves in an evolving workplace landscape where employee well-being takes center stage. As organizations

30 April 2024 No Comments

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Charting the next 30 years of Socio-economic Transformation

With every changing season in life and society, the environment calls on those who take note of the changes to

19 October 2023 No Comments

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Can South Africa Start Over?

The Black Management Forum is approaching its policy conference in the first week of November, and this question of starting...

5 October 2022 No Comments

Opinion piece

Will South Africa Waste its Most Valuable Resource? The Challenge of Youth Employment

Economic transformation is crucial for economic development. When we talk of economic transformation, it is important to consider structural change,

20 June 2024 No Comments

Opinion piece

Advancing Towards a Green Economy and Just Transition

The urgency to address climate change and transition towards a green economy has become increasingly evident as the world faces

6 June 2024 1 Comment

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This “Black-thing”

In the words of Lot Ndlovu, “the race issue should enjoy more priority than the class issue”. Lot Ndlovu had

3 May 2022 No Comments

Opinion piece

The Anatomy of the Listed BBBEE Share Scheme: A Note on Bula Tsela

Our affair with Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment transactions is a complicated one. To begin with, there is always going to

10 May 2022 No Comments

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The 20 Years of B-BBEE Policy Improvements, Reviewing Targets, and Implementing B-BBEE 2.0

The genesis of B-BBEE review reflection on policy improvements and targets implementation ought to be examined and analysed from the

8 November 2023 No Comments

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Why Competition Matters? A Review of South Africa’s Anti-Competitive Policies and Their Importance for Social Transformation

What is competition and why does it matter? Economic competition creates an even playing field; it allows all economic entities-

7 October 2024 No Comments

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Leveraging the Global Economy for Black Empowerment-G20 Outlook and Agenda

With South Africa set to lead the presidency of the G-20 forum, the country is geared up to serve as

23 October 2024 No Comments

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Management Control and Skills Development as Key Lever for Corporate Transformation

Through South African history, we acknowledge that the apartheid era produced an education and training system that was fragmented, dysfunctional

17 October 2022 No Comments

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The Challenge of Having Higher B-BBEE Level Companies Yet Transformation Remains Docile

Indeed thirty years into the democratic dispensation our dearly beloved country South Africa has gone through various episodes and mutations,

1 November 2023 2 Comments

Opinion piece

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IS NEEDED FOR THE WORKFORCE TO SURVIVE IN THE FUTURE

Freedom Day serves as a symbol of how far the country has come since its historic elections in 1994. It...

2 May 2023 No Comments

Opinion piece

Youth Day- A Specialist Agenda

Youth month has entered our space, and like every other public holiday in South Africa, it is fast losing its...

16 June 2022 No Comments

Opinion piece

INTSIKAYOMZI IS THE SMME

Perhaps the most startling fact presented in the NISED Masterplan is that the number of SMMEs operating in our economy

6 June 2022 1 Comment

New Blog Post!

The Impact of De-Regularization on the Black Economic Agenda: An analysis of the Operation Vulindlela and the future of SOC

Previous Posts

The Future of Employee Well-being

Charting the next 30 years of Socio-economic Transformation

Can South Africa Start Over?

Will South Africa Waste its Most Valuable Resource? The Challenge of Youth Employment

Advancing Towards a Green Economy and Just Transition

This “Black-thing”

The Anatomy of the Listed BBBEE Share Scheme: A Note on Bula Tsela

The 20 Years of B-BBEE Policy Improvements, Reviewing Targets, and Implementing B-BBEE 2.0

Why Competition Matters? A Review of South Africa’s Anti-Competitive Policies and Their Importance for Social Transformation

Leveraging the Global Economy for Black Empowerment-G20 Outlook and Agenda

Management Control and Skills Development as Key Lever for Corporate Transformation

The Challenge of Having Higher B-BBEE Level Companies Yet Transformation Remains Docile

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IS NEEDED FOR THE WORKFORCE TO SURVIVE IN THE FUTURE

Youth Day- A Specialist Agenda

INTSIKAYOMZI IS THE SMME

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