The US Wanted Me To Scrap Black Empowerment — Mbalula Reveals White House Meeting

According to our report, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has set the political scene ablaze after claiming that during a visit to the White House, top American officials urged South Africa to abandon its Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy.

Mbalula revealed that while on a diplomatic mission in Washington, he was allegedly pressured to drop one of South Africa’s most defining economic frameworks — a policy created to correct decades of apartheid-era inequality and give Black citizens a fair stake in the economy.

The shocking claim has stirred deep outrage across the country. Many South Africans see this as a direct challenge to the nation’s sovereignty and its hard-won right to decide its own path toward economic justice. Others believe the revelation exposes how global powers might be trying to shape South Africa’s internal affairs.

Political analysts say Mbalula’s statement has reignited fierce debates around BEE — with some calling it vital for progress, and others arguing it needs serious reform. Still, one thing is clear: his revelation has added a powerful international twist to South Africa’s ongoing transformation battle.

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