Punish opponents of apartheid redress

Millions of black South Africans are still waiting for true BEE — not its aberrations such as fronting, tenderpreneurship, cadre employment and so on

29 June 2025 - 00:00 By Peter Vundla

A business friend tells the story of the white chair of a large company who, on hearing a remuneration committee recommendation for a R1m bonus voted for a black female executive, gasped and almost unconsciously asked: “What’s she going to do with all that money?” Now there exactly lies the problem with many white people. ..

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