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THE REPORTER 31 OCTOBER 2025 · PAGE 5

TLU SA takes note of the c o n t r i b u t i o n t o and responsibility are the
Democratic Alliance's pro- development, not on race building blocks of growth,”
posed Economic Inclusion or political connections. says Van Zyl. “When people
for All Bill, which aims to are given the space to work,
replace the current Black “TLU SA believes in equal to start businesses, and to
Economic Empowerment opportunities for all, but true produce independently, the
(BEE) policy with a new, equality can never be whole country benefits.”
needs-based system of a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h
economic inclusion. discriminatory legislation,” The organisation urges that
says Bennie van Zyl, General
As an organisation that has Manager of TLU SA. “A any new policy or legislation
always opposed any form of system that judges people must focus on alleviating
race-based legislation, TLU based on their race only poverty, encouraging
SA welcomes the renewed further divides society and entrepreneurship, and
public discussion about true d i s c o u r a g e s g e n u i n e enabling small businesses,
equality and inclusive economic growth.” including farmers in all
economic growth. The past communities, to participate
two decades have clearly The only sustainable way to in the economy fairly and
shown that BEE, in its address inequality, says TLU transparently.
current form, has not SA, is by promoting TLU SA further stresses that
reduced poverty or created competence, honest work, state procurement and
sustainable jobs, but has productivity, and access to tender processes can only
rather led to widespread o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r succeed if they are free from
mismanagement, corrup- everyone. corruption and political
t i o n , a n d p o l i t i c a l TLU SA emphasises that a interference, and if all
favouritism.
healthy economic system participants are evaluated on
According to TLU SA, the can only function when an equal basis.
South African economy people are willing to take
should be built on merit, economic responsibility. “South Africa needs policies
skills, and genuine “Economic accountability that benefit the working
person, not the connected
elite,” says Van Zyl. “We
cannot keep making the
same mistake and expect a
different outcome. Honesty,
competence, and hard work
must once again become ADVERT SPONSORED BY THE REPORTER
the standard.”
TLU SA therefore calls on the
government to abandon
race-based criteria and
instead promote policies
that encourage economic
p a r t i c i p a t i o n , s k i l l s
d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d
sustainable growth for all.

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