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What empowerment? Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe argues transformation of the mining sector has been ineffective. Although the majority of mineworkers (above) are black people, this is not reflected in mine ownership. (Madelene Cronjé)
BLACK BUSINESS COUNCIL

Once empowered, always empowered: Does the mining charter judgment rule out transformation?

Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
Graphic: John McCann
4IR

South Africa is caught in the global hype of the fourth industrial revolution

Even a cursory glance at earlier industrial revolutions will show that they have not been associated with the interests of the working or underclasses

  • Alison Gillwald 1
7 min read