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The Battle for Narrative: Whose Future Are We Fighting For?
The stakes have never been higher for South Africa’s place in the global economy. At the heart of the 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Cyril Ramaphosa’s defiant statement – “We will not be bullied”- set the tone for a country determined to defend its sovereignty. But beyond
THE BLACK MANAGEMENT FORUM: REFLECTION AND PERSPECTIVE
The Black Management Forum is often described as an organisation. That description, while accurate, is incomplete. The BMF is better understood as a response—one shaped in 1976 under conditions where exclusion was not incidental, but systemic. It emerged at a moment when Black professionals were denied both visibility and voice
ESD: The Missing Link Between Corporate Spend and Real SMME Growth
South Africa invests billions in transformation each year, yet the economy still lacks a significant pipeline of scaled black-owned enterprises. Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programs were meant to build inclusive participation and transform ownership patterns, but too often, it remains a bureaucratic exercise rather than a catalyst for real
THE REALITY OF FREEDOM DAY
Freedom Day serves as a symbol of how far the country has come since its historic elections in 1994. It is a celebration of the end of colonialism, segregation and white minority and the establishment of a new democratic government.
Freedom Day is observed annually on the 27th of April
Charting the next 30 years of Socio-economic TransformationÂ
With every changing season in life and society, the environment calls on those who take note of the changes to reshape and develop their message to respond to the new moment. The Black Management Forum has been part of the evolving thought-process on Black Economic Empowerment over the years, and
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, in her quest to realize the liberation of the previously oppressed majority. Notably, it was the introduction of the BEE policy then the subsequent B-BBEE policy as a key tool