Thando Maeko’s article refers (“BEE status becomes main factor in EU export permits”, February 3).
The existence of BEE implies that such services are of a lesser standard or poorer quality: if they could compete equally why the need for BEE?
That is not the narrative we need to succeed in this country, and if I were a black entrepreneur it would not be the narrative I would want for my business.
It is past time for BEE to go. We need to find another way to support black business, one that’s not tainted.
The current BEE narrative is not helping anyone, and certainly not building a future for this country.
Darryl Williams
Via Business Day online
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