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Item An overview of the B-BBEE Act and its impact on black entrepreneurs in South Africa(Romanian Cultural Foundation, 2020-09-06) Mbandlwa, Zamokuhle; Anwana, Emem O.The South African government has introduced many policies that are aimed at addressing the imbalances of the past. The apartheid government policy was declared as a crime against humanity by the World Health Organization and various democratic institutions around the world. The current government had to balance the economy by giving more advantages to black people, black youth, people living with disabilities and women. The government was not prepared enough to transform the economy because policies did not represent the majority of blacks in South Africa. The B-BBEE policy has failed to deliver the economy to the majority of black people in South Africa. Only a few individuals and elite have benefitted from the system, whilst the majority of blacks are still living under the same economic conditions that they were subjected to during apartheid. The objectives of this study are primarily to present an overview of how B-BBEE has failed to transform the economy and failed to reverse the economic injustices of the apartheid regime. People who are benefitting are not entrepreneurs but tenderpreneurs who are in the business of exploiting resources for their own wealth, with no interest in economically equipping the majority of blacks. Tenderpreneurs are worse than the apartheid government that employed people who are performing the same services for the government on behalf of tenderpreneurs. Employees of tenderpreneurs are underpaid and work under unfavorable conditions. Additionally, this study presents black representability in senior private and parastatal institutions. This study applied a desktop research methodology to unpack previous studies, conference papers, newspaper reports and parliamentary findings relevant to the investigation. This paper found that various economic experts have identified several loopholes in the B-BBEE policy and several policy reviews have been conducted with no success.Item The examination of the importance of education in government leadership : the case of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)(Romanian Cultural Foundation, 2019-09-02) Mbandlwa, ZamokuhleThere is a strong need to examine the importance of education in african leaders and the role played by education in decisions made by leaders in Africa. Public sector institutions globally, are the hope for the citizens or communities for their needs.The aim of this paper is to show the relationship between poor public service delivery in Africa and lack of education especially economic governance education from african leaders. Africa as the continent is rich in mineral resources but lack of effective leaders who are willing to transform Africa by ensuring that the African economy is developed for Africans. Education status of the African leaders is not a prerequisite for candidates to stand for election in any political leadership position and subsequently into some government positions. Education lays a foundation for individuals to understand policies and it is important for political leaders to have a background of what does it take to hold a senior position in government structure. This paper concludes that political leaders in Africa must have a specific educational background. Candidates must contest political position only if they have specific education qualification and this will minimize political killings and reduce the number of contestants. Findings of this paper are based on the quantitative approached used to analyse the education level of African leaders. The results and conclusions made in this paper show that there is a gap between the demands of the people and the capacity to deliver by african leaders. Public sector institutions in Africa must be led by people who have tertiary qualifications and clear understanding of government administration and economy.