JUSTICESA: SHOW US THE EVIDENCE
One-page campaign fact sheet

THE REQUEST
JusticeSA calls on the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition and the B-BBEE Commission to commission and publish an independent, publicly available and disaggregated assessment of B-BBEE's actual beneficiaries and effectiveness.

THE FOUR QUESTIONS
1. Who actually receives measurable B-BBEE benefits, divided by household income and wealth?
2. What proportion and value of those benefits reaches poor and lower-income households?
3. What objective criteria determine whether particular race-conscious measures remain necessary, proportionate, effective, require reform or should end?
4. Does Government consider it fair and rational to treat white South Africans less favourably because they are white? If so, what evidence and legal basis establish that this differentiation remains fair, necessary and proportionate under section 9 of the Constitution and the limits on special measures recognised by ICERD?


SIX ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SENT TO GOVERNMENT
1. What evidence demonstrates that race remains a sufficiently accurate proxy for present-day disadvantage in 2026?
2. Why should an affluent black male potentially receive remedial preference over an economically disadvantaged white male solely because of their racial classification?
3. Has Government modelled alternatives based on actual disadvantage—income, household wealth, education, unemployment, geography or family circumstances—instead of, or alongside, race?
4. What measurable outcomes will show that race-based remedial measures have achieved their purpose and can be reduced or ended?
5. Why do the 2025 sector-target percentages explicitly exclude white males without disabilities rather than assessing each person's actual disadvantage?
6. How does Government ensure that measures intended to advance people disadvantaged by unfair discrimination do not become permanent racial categories detached from present circumstances?

The Government correspondence asks for a written response addressing each of these six numbered questions separately within 30 calendar days of receipt.

WHY THE QUESTION ARISES
JusticeSA's custom model compares two equal-sized groups of 4,623,548 people:
- White Group: the wealthiest 4.624 million white South Africans.
- Non-White Group: the wealthiest equal-sized group of non-white South Africans.

Using published 2023 population and household-wealth totals, the model estimates:
- White Group wealth per person: approximately R1.347 million.
- Non-White Group wealth per person: approximately R1.832 million.
- Average four-person White Group household: approximately R5.39 million.
- Average four-person Non-White Group household: approximately R7.33 million.
- Modelled difference: approximately R1.94 million, or 36%, in favour of Non-White Group.

Non-White Group may qualify as designated B-BBEE beneficiaries, subject to the Act's citizenship requirements. White Group does not qualify as a designated beneficiary.

WHAT THE MODEL DOES NOT PROVE
- It does not prove B-BBEE caused the wealth difference.
- It does not claim every Non-White Group household is wealthier than every White Group household.
- It does not quantify the actual B-BBEE benefit received by either household.
- It is a custom analytical model, not an official Stats SA or Momentum-Unisa classification.

WHY INDEPENDENT DATA IS NEEDED
Eligibility is not the same as receiving a benefit. Without beneficiary-level data divided by income and wealth, the public cannot adequately assess whether the policy is broad-based, reaches the people most in need or promotes measurable equality.

CAMPAIGN PRINCIPLES
- Evidence before assertion.
- Peaceful, lawful and respectful participation.
- No harassment or intimidation.
- Public methods, sources and limitations.
- Equal dignity for every South African.

Campaign page:
https://justicesa.com/en/campaign/show-us-the-evidence

Research page:
https://justicesa.com/en/campaign/show-us-the-evidence/evidence/wealth-comparison-2023