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So what is Freedom?

In the words of Gloria Gaither, “And even life begins because a baby fights for freedom and songs we love to sing have freedom’s theme. Some have walked through fire and flood to find a place of freedom and some faced hell itself for freedom’s dream.” These words echo the sentiments

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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

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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,

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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).

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Re-Imagining (Reconstruction of) the South African Economy

The Freedom Charter states that the People shall share in the country’s wealth. One such way of sharing the wealth of a country is through engaging in the economy for gain in one way or another. In its simplicity, as a system with processes that distribute scarce resources, it creates

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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

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