LETTER: Affirmative action fails entrepreneurs
The best black person tends to be overlooked because competition is not the measure
11 November 2019 - 16:42
President Cyril Ramaphosa rightly urges SA to develop more entrepreneurs, and believes schools should play a role. However, most successful business people start in employment, learn the ropes, then break away to form their own businesses.
Here the affirmative action policy of the ANC is tragically misdirected. By definition, this policy uses colour, not competition, to appoint or promote. The inevitable outcome is that black people are not selected according to universally established criteria. Simply put, the best black person — who may become an employer in time — would tend to be overlooked. ..
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