When most organisations talk about Employment Equity, the conversation tends to stay in the compliance lane. Targets. Reports. Scorecards. Consultations. Deadlines. All of these are important. But from my perspective as Managing Director of Sange SA, they are only part of the conversation. Employment Equity is not simply a compliance obligation. It is a leadership practice. It shapes how power, opportunity, development and voice are distributed within an organisation every

B-BBEE skills spend is often approached the same way. Allocate the budget, hit the target percentage, get the certificate, move on. It is a simple formula, and simple has its place. But when skills spend stops at the certificate, it misses the point of why the spend exists in the first place. At Sange SA, we look at this a little differently. We do not see compliance as a separate box to tick alongside our training work. We see it as Good Governance, and Good Governance is on

Across South Africa, organisations are once again reviewing their mid-year B-BBEE strategies, adjusting scorecard priorities, and allocating Enterprise Development (ED) budgets ahead of verification season. For many businesses, ED remains a compliance-driven exercise — a necessary contribution to secure points and maintain competitive positioning. But the organisations creating lasting impact are approaching Enterprise Development differently! They are no longer asking: “