Eileen’s Outlook: What Empowerment Means to Me 

by | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized

When I started in the role of Director of The LLC Academy, I had a great deal to learn about Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment – and the learnership landscape. It didn’t take me long to realise that the unemployed youth of South Africa need far more than...

Why Transformation is Everybody’s Business 

by | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized

Transformation in the South African context is almost exclusively about the economic upliftment of those that were previously disadvantaged. But what if it were about more than that? What if South Africans recognised that the need for transformation in South Africa...

What does “empowerment” actually mean?

by | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

South Africa is in a lot of trouble. Loadshedding has reached ridiculous proportions, the majority of our youth is unemployed and unskilled, and it feels like every day brings a new, seemingly insurmountable challenge to overcome. South Africans are feeling...

Is B-BBEE Actually Transformative?

by | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

Since 1994, South Africa has faced the daunting – but not impossible – task of making this country freer and fairer for everyone. Since 2003, we have had Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) legislation that sought to further the purpose of a fairer South Africa....