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Devastation: Distance between white workers and black African workers shows how the racial order graded oppression rather than equalised it.
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White workers earn 380%  more than blacks

On Workers’ Day 2026, the typical white worker still stands far above the typical black African worker in a labour market built through conquest, land theft and racial rule

President Cyril Ramaphosa.(@PresidencyZA/X)

Ramaphosa: Racial redress is not stunting growth

The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans

DA leader John Steenhuisen.
(Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

DA must navigate coalition politics rather than divide the GNU and South Africa

The Democratic Alliance’s rush to court over debates it has lost such as employment equity is an abuse of the law

Employers must prepare and implement their Employment Equity Plans and set numerical goals aligned with five-year sectoral targets by 31 August 2025.

Employers get more responsibilities amid equity amendments

Employers need to make sure they are informed about the new regulations, which fall under the Employment Equity Act, and are compliant

The drama at Dis-Chem shows that many firms are declining to transform because they can. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Enforce employment equity quotas in big companies

The drama at Dis-Chem shows that many firms are declining to transform because they can

True mentorship is not about hierarchy. It’s about co-creation. Photo: File

Black women: Unseen superheroes of the workplace

Black women face unconscious bias, added responsibilities and a lack of support in the workplace. Until this changes, transformation is not complete

The University of Cape Town leads the continent on the rankings.
(Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

UCT to undo racial appointments through its new employment policy

This comes after the university made headlines for allegedly failing to adhere to its own policies when it comes to employing staff

Only 6% of the 329 chief executives at JSE listed companies are women.

White men still rule and earn more

Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found

Economist Muhammed Yunus founded Grameen Bank in 1976, enabling small businesses in Bangladesh to borrow money without requiring collateral. (Christof Sonderegger)

Social entrepreneurship means business

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. (David Harrison/M&G)

​State owned entities must implement B-BBEE

The minister of trade and industry has called on SOEs to play a more robust role in implementing B-BBEE

Although the proposed amendment is a good start, the department has missed an opportunity to transform the way executive compensation is determined and justified in South Africa. (Reuters)

No one is looking out for black talent in the workplace

Talent and hard work alone will not get you far; you need to find favour. Without it, the road to the top is slow or nonexistent, writes Khaya Dlanga.

Lindiwe Zulu has been counted as among President Zuma’s fiercest defenders as the party’s factional battles have intensified throughout this year in the run-up to the elective conference.

Advocates For Transformation welcomes employment equity decision

Advocates For Transformation has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the SAPS’ employment equity plan.

Former Western Cape premier Peter Marais

Equity targets rile even the ANC

The department of labour’s draft regulations unfairly ignores regional demographics.

Khaya Dlanga: DA wants to tell black people about affirmative action

The DA’s good intentions are that of a white master who thinks that he knows what is best for a black person, writes Khaya Dlanga.

Verashni Pillay: Why the DA’s race decision is a big deal

Lindiwe Mazibuko and others have scored a victory in the DA with its decision that race matters, which puts the party on a more interesting course.

Lindiwe Mazibuko explains how she thinks Employment Equity should work in South Africa.

Lindiwe Mazibuko on Employment Equity

Lindiwe Mazibuko explains how she thinks Employment Equity should work in South Africa.

Law’s upper echelons still white men

Women and black men are seriously outnumbered by pale males at South Africa’s corporate law firms.

Transformation in the workplace remains slow

Equity report: Whites still dominate top positions

Although figures have improved slightly, whites still dominate SA’s top management positions, a Commission for Employment Equity report has revealed.

M&G Hangout: Is BEE spreading wealth in SA?

A decade after the advent of BEE, SA is still one of the most unequal countries in the world. Has BEE failed or is it a work in progress? We discuss.

Job creation: National government cannot build a thriving labour market on the foundations of failing
infrastructure.

Diversity is a treasure trove of solutions

The recent release of the 12th annual report of the commission for employment equity is a reminder of the challenges still facing South Africans.