Transformation too slow in private sector

THE Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) said all progressive South Africans should be saddened and embarrassed by the findings of the Commission for Employment Equity report released this week.

The organisation, led by Mzwanele Manyi, noted that it was perplexed and saddened at the lack of transformation in the private sector.

The PPF said it was “shameful and embarrassing” that almost 20 years since the promulgation of the Employment Equity Act, white males continued to occupy almost 70% of top positions at workplaces in South Africa.

It added that all progressive South Africans, and professionals in particular, should be saddened and embarrassed by the report released by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Tuesday.

It noted, in particular, an increase of just 0.8% in the number of non-whites in top management positions and a mere 1.1% improvement in the representation of women at this level.

The PPF pointed to the contrast between the private sector, where the white population occupied 72% of top management positions, and the public sector, where 73.2% of top management positions were occupied by black people, concluding “the anti-transformation agenda is glaring in the private sector”. – ANA