Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Ramaphosa doubles down on BEE as "constitutional imperative" amid economic struggles and fierce criticism

Ramaphosa defends BEE as essential to economic justice.
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Key topics:

  • Ramaphosa calls BEE a constitutional and economic necessity.

  • Critics argue BEE enriches elites, deters investment, kills jobs.

  • Debate intensifies over balancing growth with transformation goals.

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