EFE-EPA Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says there is a need to rethink the current Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) model. She believes it has "reinforced" white supremacy, instead of undermining it. "For family-owned businesses, BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) is bizarre because you are forcing a family-owned business to now have an artificially black partner, and I think that the model must be discussed. Support independent journalism Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Subscribe