{"id":91801,"date":"2025-10-20T19:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-aims-to-address-poverty-over-race-in-new-policy"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:19:46","slug":"da-aims-to-address-poverty-over-race-in-new-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-aims-to-address-poverty-over-race-in-new-policy","title":{"rendered":"DA Aims to Address Poverty Over Race in New Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Democratic Alliance is pushing to replace Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) with the Economic Inclusion for All Bill.<\/p>\n<p>They argue that BEE has failed to reduce poverty, increase job creation, or boost the economy.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement put out by the party, they say conditions for most South Africans have worsened since the introduction of BEE in 2003, and that the policy has only benefitted a select few politically connected individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Inclusion for All Bill would amend the Public Procurement Amendment Act of 2024 to &#8216;repeal all race-based preferential procurement provisions&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would target poverty as the \u2018proxy for disadvantage\u2019 rather than race.<\/p>\n<p>Mat Cuthbert, DA head of policy, says that the DA acknowledges that the racism of the past has not been adequately redressed, but feels that focusing on poverty over race will go further in uplifting those who are disadvantaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to call for the policy changes that are required to create an inclusive South Africa,\u201d says Cuthbert.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Democratic Alliance is pushing to replace Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) with the Economic Inclusion for All Bill. They argue that BEE has failed to reduce poverty, increase job creation, or boost the economy. 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