By Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE), calling it a “constitutional imperative” and a key driver of inclusive economic growth.
Writing in his weekly letter to the nation on Monday, he urged South Africans to recommit to transformation, warning that abandoning these efforts now would undermine the nation’s potential.
“Transformation is not a favour. It is a necessity. The inequality of our past continues to shape the lives of millions of black South Africans. And yet many who continue to benefit from the legacy of exclusion continue to decry black economic empowerment and are even challenging it in our courts,” Ramaphosa said.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, which famously proclaimed that “the people shall share in the country’s wealth”.
Ramaphosa drew on this legacy to emphasise the moral and legal obligations to redress historical
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