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White business urged to ‘deepen empowerment’
Traditional white business must become more open to discuss transformation at a deeper level, outgoing Business Unity SA CEO Khanyisile Kweyama said on Wednesday. Transformation has been hogging the limelight in the past few weeks with President Jacob Zuma calling for more radical economic change. Kweyama said talks had to delve into "enterprise development, ensuring the whole value chain is empowered, including management and changing the face of leadership — all these have to be part and parcel of the conversation". Kweyama, who intends to pursue business interests in mining and agriculture following a two-year stint as Busa CEO, said the will to transform often fizzled out once an equity sale had been wrapped up. Conversations about transformation had to reach "beyond just employment level at a holding company level for example", she said.
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