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Women at the centre of B-BBEE and Transformation
Close to 30 years into the democratic dispensation, women in South Africa are still largely underrepresented in economic activity and they form a crucial part of previously disadvantaged persons at whom specific empowerment strategies should be targeted. The Gender-responsive public procurement (“GRPP”) framework is embedded in the current B-BBEE and
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 over will be unpacked in the first-panel discussion. This discussion will set the tone for the rest of the conference in understanding the context of the country and what BMF
What is Heritage Day?
Growing up in boarding school, one had the pleasure of meeting people from all cultures of South Africa. With friends from different cultural backgrounds, we would be fascinated with the meanings of one’s names and often had to ask our parents what the meaning of one’s name was. This increased
Reflecting on 30 Years of South Africa’s Bittersweet Democracy
Freedom Day celebrations in post-apartheid South Africa are a bittersweet occasion filled with moments of hope and despair. The promise of freedom, meant to liberate us, free us, and return our resources and land to us, has kept us in an endless cycle of poverty. We are witnessing the gap
Youth Month 2026: From Commemoration to Action – A Call to Build the South Africa We Deserve
Every June, South Africa pauses to honour the courage, sacrifice and determination of the young people of 1976. The youth of Soweto did not merely protest against an unjust education system; they challenged an entire system that sought to limit their potential and deny them their future. Fifty years later,
Why the BMF at 50 Is a Test of South Africa’s Economic Future
In a year where trust in institutions is brittle and transformation stands at a tipping point, the Black Management Forum’s 50th anniversary is more than a milestone it is a moment of national reflection and a litmus test for the future of economic justice in South Africa. Founded in 1976,