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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 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
16 Days of Activism through building wealth and economic independence.
Every year from the 25th of November to the 10th of December, we have a call to action against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on women and children. The 16 days of activism is an annual campaign that encourages people, communities and organisations to act to end gender-based violence (GBV).
The Gender Agenda
The BMF’s vision is to be the foremost organisation in the development of managerial leadership and the advancing of socio-economic transformation in South Africa and beyond. This mission entails addressing and dismantling all structural policies, systems and practices which seek to entrench an unequitable and unjust society. Whilst much focus
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
This “Black-thing”
In the words of Lot Ndlovu, “the race issue should enjoy more priority than the class issue”. Lot Ndlovu had delivered a thought-provoking speech at a BMF conference about the role of the black middle class, and how the ideological bond between the masses and the black middle class must
The Gender Gap is Narrowing but Numbers Must Translate to Power
As we reflect on the month of August, we are reminded of the progress of women in leadership and management while envisioning a future powered by women’s leadership and equality. On 9 August 1956, over 20 000 women showed leadership by marching to Pretoria’s Union Buildings against apartheid pass laws.