# The Institute of Race Relations has dismissed deputy president Paul Mashatile’s claim that Black Economic Empowerment has been a great success. The organisation says evidence shows BEE has worsened unemployment, deepened inequality, and deterred investment, while mainly benefiting a small elite. The institute’s Hermann Pretorius says over 80-percent of South Africans support merit-based hiring and fair procurement instead of race-based policies. Pretorius calls for a new non-racial policy focused on jobs, skills, and real growth.
Institute of Race Relations rejects Mashatile’s claim that BEE has been a great success