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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF REPLACING ‘BLACK’ WITH ‘DESIGNATED GROUP’ TARGETS
Adv Jan Munnik | 16 May 2024 Draft Employment Equity (‘EE’) Regulations (‘the 1 February Draft EE Regulations’) setting out revised...
BEE NEWS
May 17, 20247 min read


SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES
SA News | 14 May 2025 The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) indicates that the number of...
BEE NEWS
May 16, 20242 min read


12 400 YOUNG PEOPLE SECURE PERMANENT JOBS THROUGH WCG’S SKILLS PROGRAMMES
Western Cape Government | 15 May 2024 Since 2020, the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Experiential Learning programme has helped...
BEE NEWS
May 16, 20243 min read


THE RIGHT TO FREELY PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY
Johan Botes | 13 May 2024 An April 2024 decision by the South African Labour Appeal Court, O’Connor v. LexisNexis, serves as a reminder...
BEE NEWS
May 15, 20243 min read


WARNING AGAINST EMPLOYMENT EQUITY MISREPRESENTATION
SA News: 10 May 2024 The Department of Employment and Labour has warned employers against misrepresenting their Employment Equity (EE)...
BEE NEWS
May 15, 20242 min read


FIRST OF ITS KIND MACC FUND TO RAISE R10.2BN TO TRANSFORM CREATIVE INDUSTRY
Danette Breitenbach | 13 May 2024 The Marketing, Advertising and Communications Sector Charter (MACC) and eQvest Limited have formed a...
BEE NEWS
May 14, 20243 min read


NEW REQUIREMENTS WILL SOUND DEATH KNELL OF PROPERTY INDUSTRY
Michael Bagraim | 13 May 2024 Michael Bagraim writes that the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority wants to pressure the property...
BEE NEWS
May 14, 20243 min read


TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO BE READY FOR THE NEW ERA IN WORKPLACE LEARNING
Jacomien de Klerk | 11 May 2024 South Africa's workplace learning environment faces a looming deadline which may catch many industry...
BEE NEWS
May 13, 20244 min read


YES EMPOWER ALEXANDRA YOUTH THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Xoliswa Zakwe | 12 May 2024 The Youth Employment Services (Yes) initiative which is recognised for its innovative approach to tackling...
BEE NEWS
May 13, 20242 min read


DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COLLABORATES ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Western Cape Government | 9 May 2024 The Department of Local Government, in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance...
BEE NEWS
May 10, 20241 min read


FUND TO INVEST IN SA'S CREATIVE, CULTURAL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCED
SA News : 9 May 2024 The Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (MAC) Sector Council, in collaboration with eQvest Limited, has...
BEE NEWS
May 10, 20243 min read


PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL ON THE WAY TO ADOPTION BY NCOP
Linda Ensor | 9 May 2024 The DA and FF+ opposed the adoption of the bill by the select committee, while the ANC and EFF supported it. In...
BEE NEWS
May 9, 20243 min read


MINISTER BLADE NZIMANDE LAUNCHES 4IR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AT TVET COLLEGES AT CSIR, 7 MAY
South African Government | 5 May 2024 The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande will launch the 4IR...
BEE NEWS
May 8, 20241 min read


SA FINANCIAL SECTOR TRANSFORMATION IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Phryne Williams | 6 May 2024 It has been a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Employment Equity Amendment Act into law which has empowered Thulas Nxesi, the Minister of Employment and Labour to update thresholds for employment equity for each of the country’s national economic sectors. The minister republished these five-year targets on February 1, giving 90 days for interested parties to make submissions by May 2, 2024. The broad aim of the amendment is enhanced
BEE NEWS
May 7, 20243 min read


JIM TAIT – OPEN LETTER TO THE PROPERTY REGULATOR ON BEE
Jim Tait | 5 May 2024 In an open letter to Ms Thato Ramaili, CEO of the Property Professions Regulatory Authority, Jim Tait raises...
BEE NEWS
May 6, 20245 min read


SAMSUNG RETAINS LEVEL-1 B-BBEE RANKING FOR SIX SUCCESSIVE YEARS
Samsung Newsroom | 30 April 2024 Samsung has retained its Level-1 B-BBEE status for six (6) years in succession. This is a true testament...
BEE NEWS
May 6, 20244 min read


TRANSITION TO QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS (QCTO) CREATES UNCERTAINTY
Creamer Media | 2 May 2024 Key questions around B-BBEE implications remain unanswered as deadline looms A pivotal shift for South...
BEE NEWS
May 3, 20243 min read


BEE RULES FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA NON-NEGOTIABLE: PROPERTY AUTHORITY
Staff Writer | 2 May 2024 The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) says despite precedents set in the past, level 8 BEE compliance is now non-negotiable for all real estate agencies with a turnover of more than R2.5 million. In April, Jan le Roux, CEO of the Real Estate Business Owners of South Africa (Rebosa), voiced his concern over what he called a surprise shift in the PPRA’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) requirements for the next round o
BEE NEWS
May 3, 20242 min read


SUZUKI AUTO SA AND TIBANE MOTOR TRANSFER DISAGREE ON EMPOWERMENT DEAL
Edward West | 2 May 2024 Suzuki Auto S’s relationship with Tibane Mobile Transfer (TMT) has soured after the former enterprise...
BEE NEWS
May 2, 20243 min read


SOLIDARIDAD LAUNCHES EMPLOYMENT FUND TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY, EMPLOY YOUTH
Bizcommunity | 30 April 2024 Solidaridad, in collaboration with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and the...
BEE NEWS
May 2, 20243 min read
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