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Johannesburg - The unity of SA's business sector is paramount in ensuring the achievement of transformation goals, President Jacob Zuma told a black business summit on Tuesday.
The summit came after the recent termination of membership by the Black Management Forum (BMF) from business advocacy group Business Unity SA (Busa).
Organisers of the summit, the Confederation of Black Business Organisations, said the event would map a way forward on whether other black business would also follow the BMF in terminating their Busa membership.
The summit was taking place during a period of uncertainty with regards to business unity, Zuma said.
Zuma told the summit that government needs a unified and united business voice to work with.
"We therefore urge you, in your deliberations, to discuss the matter thoroughly with a view to finding solutions," Zuma said.
"As government our objective is to see unity in order to focus on the economic growth and development priorities that face the country."
Zuma announced that he would also meet with Busa soon.
A concern for the government was that the social and economic aspects of transformation were still lagging behind in the country, Zuma said.
Government was also worried about ownership in the country. The ownership and management of the economy in particular, Zuma said, had not changed considerably since the dawn of freedom.
Zuma called on stakeholders to use the country's available legislative environment to "level the economic playing field".
The summit came after the recent termination of membership by the Black Management Forum (BMF) from business advocacy group Business Unity SA (Busa).
Organisers of the summit, the Confederation of Black Business Organisations, said the event would map a way forward on whether other black business would also follow the BMF in terminating their Busa membership.
The summit was taking place during a period of uncertainty with regards to business unity, Zuma said.
Zuma told the summit that government needs a unified and united business voice to work with.
"We therefore urge you, in your deliberations, to discuss the matter thoroughly with a view to finding solutions," Zuma said.
"As government our objective is to see unity in order to focus on the economic growth and development priorities that face the country."
Zuma announced that he would also meet with Busa soon.
A concern for the government was that the social and economic aspects of transformation were still lagging behind in the country, Zuma said.
Government was also worried about ownership in the country. The ownership and management of the economy in particular, Zuma said, had not changed considerably since the dawn of freedom.
Zuma called on stakeholders to use the country's available legislative environment to "level the economic playing field".
