By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that despite Africans constituting the majority in the country, they are still dominated by white people in top management positions.
Ramaphosa said in his weekly newsletter on Monday that black South Africans were predominantly in the semi-skilled and unskilled categories.
“While there has been much improvement since the advent of employment equity legislation, it is clear that not enough has been done to change the racial composition of the ownership, control and management of our economy.
”We call on business in particular to take the necessary measures to ensure that their workplaces reflect both the letter and spirit of laws such as the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act,” he wrote.
The president said companies should go beyond compliance by actively fostering diversity and inclusion by addressing historical inequalities and create
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