Rustim ariefdien

Rustim ariefdien

Rustim Ariefdien is a disability expert extraordinaire, who assists businesses to “let the Ability of disAbility enAble their profitAbility” through BBBEE, skills development, employment equity and socio-economic development. He ensures that businesses are able to maximise their points on the BBBEE scorecard and become compliant with legislative requirements as stipulated in the Employment Equity and Skills Development Acts. His purpose is the economic empowerment of persons with disability in Africa. As a person with a disability himself, he has extensive experience in the development and empowerment of persons with disability.
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Disability employment amid COVID-19

Rustim Ariefdien takes a look at how the global COVID-19 pandemic and…

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Disability and BBBEE

With new amendments to the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act introduced…

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More skills equal more opportunities

While the economy is struggling and the unemployment rate is high, there…

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Building a disability equitable state machine

The last instalment of our series on the pillars of the White…

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Owning the economy

One of the most important pillars of the White Paper on the…

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Promoting and supporting empowerment

Businesses should support and promote empowerment through equal learning opportunities The fourth…

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Universal access: the first pillar to empowerment

In the second article of a series on implementing the White Paper…

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Economic empowerment in the spotlight

The White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is essential…

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Is Disability Employment Equity failing us?

With too few employment opportunities for people with disabilities, one has to…

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