White women lose out and why Andile should not advise a parking guard on where to park cars (let alone anyone on BEE matters)

Andile Tlhoaele had better hope that he is quoted inaccurately in this New Age report. 

White women would be the biggest losers once the broad-based black economic empowerment amendment bill was enacted as expected early next year, BEE specialist Andile Tlhoaele said on Monday. The proposed changes meant they would no longer be entitled to benefit from empowerment programmes as has been the case till now. This represents a victory for the black business lobby, which has been fighting for their exclusion.

This is where my real confusion sets in.  Since when were white women EVER beneficiaries of BEE legislation?  The short answer is NEVER.  I repeat for your benefit Andile NEVER!!!!!!!!!! The current draft of the Act just incorporates the codes' definition.  The original act defines "black people" is a generic term which means Africans, Coloureds and Indians; I don't see any white women here.

White women would no longer be regarded as legitimate beneficiaries of black economic empowerment once imminent new laws come into effect, a member of a subcommittee of the presidential BEE advisory committee, Andile Tlhoaele, said in an interview.

And this is where Andile really does show his hand.

1. He must have been mistaken with the 2000 regulations of the PPPFA that did include white women and white disabled people.  The new PPPFA regulations (which HAVE come into effect) have eliminated everything white from this definition.
2. He shows that you don't need to know anything about BEE to sit on a "subcommittee of the presidential BEE advisory committee"; and even if you do sit on it you will learn nothing about a subject that you profess to be a specialist in.  I can't say that the rest of the committee are much better.

And then this is the corker.

The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Amendment Bill eliminates all white people including the disabled. “The definition of black people is now clear and aligned with the Constitution,” Tlhoaele said.

Where in the constitution are black people defined Andile?  Do you and the rest of your committee and that fantastic racist, jungle jim, think that the South African constitution actually promotes one race or class of people over another?  If so then perhaps you should take the constitution with you on holiday and read it.  I'll make it easy for you - you can download it here.  You can post your findings in the comments' section on this blog (or any other blog for that matter).

 

Comments

[s o'neil]

Typical of own agendas - then they forget in what context they are interviewed :-)