Johannesburg – Government and business should never be apologetic about implementing affirmative action, national police commissioner Riah Phiyega said on Wednesday.
“We need to ensure that affirmative action does not get stunted,” she told delegates at a Black Management Forum conference in Johannesburg.
“Let’s stop being apologetic about things we need to do.”
Phiyega said affirmative action was a conscious attempt to redress past injustices. Although it should continue, it should happen within the confines of the Constitution.
She referred to the recent court case involving former police officer Renate Barnard. In September the Constitutional Court set aside an order of the Supreme Court of Appeal that the SAPS discriminated against Barnard by not promoting her…
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