Zille: "More BEE under DA rule"

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More BEE under DA rule: Zille
11/05/2007 19:19

Cape Town - Black economic empowerment (BEE) contracts in Cape Town has increased to 50% compared to 40% under African National Congress rule, new DA leader Helen Zille said on Friday.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) rules in a multi- party coalition in the province.

In her first SA Today internet column Zille said her party's attempt to lead the SA political debate from race to issues "has led commentators to suggest we are not interested in compensating for past discrimination".

Zille remains Cape Town mayor.

"Of course, this is untrue. Our approach focuses on opening access, developing skills, promoting opportunity for more people - not manipulating outcomes in favour of our political cronies," said Zille.

The Cape Town mayor was elected with nearly 80% of the vote at last weekend's DA national congress.

She said: "The example of our success is the awarding of advertised tenders in the city of Cape Town over the past year. We scrapped the unconstitutional quota system, opened the tender system to public scrutiny, promoted access, ensured fair adjudication - and the results speak for themselves.

"The number of contracts awarded to BEE-compliant companies has increased from 40% under the ANC's rigid quota system, to 50% under the DA-led administration.

This is the first clear proof that the 'open, opportunity' model promotes equity far better than the African National Congress's attempts to manipulate outcomes in favour of its political associates."

In the city of Cape Town, Zille said the first task of governing had been to re-skill a city "stripped over the past years of much of its capacity to deliver by an ANC administration determined to blindly pursue racial transformation as its primary goal".

The ANC lost power after four years last year.

Over R80m, she said, "was spent on lucrative packages to entice the key middle-management layer (engineers, project managers, planners and technicians) to leave the council, essentially because they did not fit in with transformation targets.

The result was an effective collapse in delivery, and an incapacity to spend capital budgets".

"We have spent the last year filling over 1 700 key posts in the city and have recently advertised vacancies for 106 engineers so that we can begin implementing our ambitious service delivery plans."
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This is extremely interesting, assuming the DA hasn't done some number-fiddling or convinient re-categorising.

If the z-model is better at advancing BBEE than the x-model, then it's the z-model we want....

**cue to ANC to look at how the DA came up with these stats, if they are true, then the ANC must copy the model the DA uses (and say it's their own model)**

//is it too much to expect a mature democracy :mad:
 
ath0 said:
They'll do whatever it takes to get votes.
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have they done the free boerie rolls and t-shirt thing yet?
and making BEE some kind of race is not going to do anyone any favours.
 
The DA wants to suck up to the black voters, but I don't believe that they will fall for this tactic. DA = PFP and they didn't do much for blacks under apartheid, or maybe they did, I dunno.
 
So typical of South Africans - condemming her even before she has had a chance to prove herself. You don't want Helen, and you don't want Zuma. SO what the h**l do you want?

We have seen what the ANC can do and it stinks. Do you really think that Helen could damage the contry more than what the anc have done to date. Just for once in your life, vote for someone that has the possibility of improving something! Even if it is only education that improves, then so be it. At least it is a step in the right direction.

Stop moaning and support her. She can make a difference if you give her a chance. SA is already at the bottom of the pit. Another 1 step and we reach Zimbabwe level. You have a chance to change it. Use the oppertunity.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
 
she would do wonders for this country as a leader...

anyone catch her on carte blanche?

I wonder what a typical ANC ministers day is like...

9:00 AM: wake up
9:30 AM: get dressed, have breakfast
10:00 AM: drive to the office in the emergency lane flicking lights
10:05 AM: arrive at the office, switch on PC, drink a cup of coffee
10:15 AM: read myadsl.co.za, start a flame war
10:45 AM: say something stupid to the press going in the opposite direction of what people want on myadsl
11:00 - 12AM: do a bit of work
12:00 PM: break for lunch
13:00 PM: check on progress of flame war
13:30 PM: Appear at the corporate function of one of the ANC's sponsors
15:00 PM: switch on flashing blue lights, hit the emergency lane, and head for home
 
Debbie2 said:
This is extremely interesting, assuming the DA hasn't done some number-fiddling or convinient re-categorising.

If the z-model is better at advancing BBEE than the x-model, then it's the z-model we want....

**cue to ANC to look at how the DA came up with these stats, if they are true, then the ANC must copy the model the DA uses (and say it's their own model)**

//is it too much to expect a mature democracy :mad:
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And if the ANC uses the model the DA is using and stuff it up they dont have to accept blame :D
 
Would still like to see the model and definition of BEE. If it means empowering a few then it has no sense as the majority of SA would still be worse of. I think this argument has seen so much hype it is stale but valid as no Government policy has clarified it.
 
nothing wrong with BEE if it doesnt involve corruption and enriching the same people over and over again
 
From the way I read the article they not actively enforcing BEE but having the playing field opened up has meant that more tenders have been awarded to BEE companies on merit rather than political friendships.
 
Gunny said:
From the way I read the article they not actively enforcing BEE but having the playing field opened up has meant that more tenders have been awarded to BEE companies on merit rather than political friendships.
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Nod.

I do not care what colour of anything works for me, as long as they work harder than their peers, have better merits, deliver quality and are more professional. If it so happens that my company employs only black people and that I am the only white man, so be it.

Merit outweighs colour, I only want to create wealth (which is to my benefit, outweighs prejudice) accomplished only by merit. I think the DA gained votes, through these policies which I approve of 100%.

I'm also glad to see that a fair system, awarded 50% of the contracts to BEE companies. That is very encouraging.
 
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