Western Cape government rejects job-killing draft broad-based black economic empowerment regulations
The Mail & Guardian | 05.05.2026 21:07
South Africa’s commitment to redressing the injustices of the past is both necessary and non-negotiable. Transformation is a constitutional imperative and the Western Cape Government (WCG) has consistently supported policies that promote meaningful economic inclusion, dignity-enhancing work and expanded opportunity for those historically excluded from the economy. It is precisely because transformation matters that the WCG cannot support the Draft Statement 000 on General Principles and the Generic Scorecard of the broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations.
