More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based, according to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR).
The South African Reconciliation Barometer found that 54% of the country’s inhabitants agree that the so-called broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) rules should be phased out, the Cape Town-based institute said in a report published on its website.
Two-thirds of South Africans think that the use of racial categories does more harm than good, the Cape Town-based IJR said.
Mounting scrutiny of the empowerment policy within South Africa is partly due to US President Donald Trump’s drive to end affirmative action and government diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in America, the IJR said.
Pretoria-born billionaire Elon Musk, who is seeking to start operating his Starlink internet service in South Africa, has said the laws are racist and unfairly
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