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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A MILITARY VETERAN?
Under B-BBEE Legislation the concept of Miliary Veteran Is found under the definition of Designated Group Supplier and linked to the...
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Jul 2, 20251 min read


QUARTERLY INDUSTRY NORM STATISTICS PUBLISHED
Statistics South Africa is the source used to determine the Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) for calculating the targets for Enterprise...
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Jul 2, 20251 min read


ARE YOU EMPLOYED IF YOU WORK AN HOUR A WEEK? STATS SA SAYS YES
Adriaan Kruger | 30 June 2025 The unemployment rate depends on your definition of employment … It happens from time to time that someone...
BEE NEWS
Jul 1, 20256 min read


IN DEFENCE OF EQUITY ALTERNATIVES FOR BEE
Cyril Ramaphosa | 30 June 2025 Among the most salient features of South Africa’s empowerment laws are their practicality, feasibility and...
BEE NEWS
Jul 1, 20254 min read


RECOGNISING ALL FORMS OF TRANSFORMATION TO UNLOCK INVESTMENT AND OPPORTUNITY
Sinazo Konongo | 26 June 2025 Solly Malatsi wants South Africa to send a clear message to the world that the country is open for...
BEE NEWS
Jun 30, 20254 min read


BLACK-OWNED NAKO ACCUSES PETROSA AND INDUSTRY GIANTS OF SABOTAGE
Setumo Stone | 29 June 2025 Petroleum industry upstart Nako Energy has blown the lid off what it describe as “war-like tactics” and...
BEE NEWS
Jun 30, 20254 min read


RAMAPHOSA DEFENDS TRANSFORMATION LAWS, SAYS SA NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT REQUIRES LOCAL OWNERSHIP
Babalo Ndenze | 26 June 2025 CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa has again defended the country’s transformation laws, saying it was...
BEE NEWS
Jun 27, 20251 min read


DTIC TO REVIEW BBBEE MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN EFFICACY – RAMAPHOSA
Sashnee Moodley | 25 June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic)...
BEE NEWS
Jun 27, 20251 min read


THE ONE GROUP OF SOUTH AFRICANS FACING FINANCIAL DISASTER
Malcolm Libera | 25 June 2025 Young South Africans are facing a financial crisis which could negatively impact the country’s economic...
BEE NEWS
Jun 26, 20253 min read


OLD MUTUAL PITCHATHON OFFERS R4.2M TO ICT, FINTECH SMES
Nicola Mawson | 26 June 2025 Old Mutual SMEgo yesterday launched its second edition of the SMEGo Pitchathon, for businesses in ICT and...
BEE NEWS
Jun 26, 20253 min read


BONUS POINTS BASED ON TIMING
Enterprise Development and Supplier Development were designed to complement one another. Under the General Amended B-BBEE Codes of Good...
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Jun 25, 20251 min read


WHAT ARE THE RULES AROUND IMPORT EXCLUSIONS UNDER TMPS?
Under Statement 400 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice , there are allowable exclusions when calculating Total Measured...
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Jun 25, 20251 min read


WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A START-UP ENTERPRISE?
As per Schedule 1 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice , a “Start-up Enterprise” means a recently formed or incorporated...
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Jun 25, 20251 min read


STARLINK PROMISES INTERNET FOR RURAL SA SCHOOLS — IF BEE RULES BEND
Lindsey Schutters | 24 June 2025 The satellite operator has dangled a deal: free high-speed connections for 5,000 isolated schools in...
BEE NEWS
Jun 25, 20254 min read


ARE SOUTH AFRICA'S DISABILITY LAWS TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE?
Siyabonga Sithole | 24 June 2025 Besides some of the most progressive laws aimed at advancing the interests of the people living with...
BEE NEWS
Jun 25, 20253 min read


SOUTH AFRICA SHOOTING ITSELF IN THE FOOT
Malcolm Libera | 22 June 2025 South Africa’s recently approved National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) White Paper and Employment...
BEE NEWS
Jun 24, 20253 min read


THE PROPOSED TRANSFORMATION FUND LEVELS THE ECONOMIC PLAYING FIELD FOR EMERGING BLACK BUSINESSES
Parks Tau | 23 June 2025 In 1994, South Africa inherited an economy that was structurally designed to exclude the vast majority of South...
BEE NEWS
Jun 24, 20254 min read


BEYOND THE B-BBEE SCORECARD: EMPLOYMENT EQUITY REQUIRES REAL CHANGE, NOT JUST COMPLIANCE
Suran Moodley and Boudine Henningse | 19 June 2025 2025 feels like a watershed year for Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)...
BEE NEWS
Jun 23, 20254 min read


THE SME SOLUTION TO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Editor | 19 June 2025 With youth unemployment rising to 46,1% in the first quarter of 2025 – a 9,2 percentage increase over the past...
BEE NEWS
Jun 23, 20253 min read


LOGISTICS SECTOR OPENS NEW TECH-DRIVEN CAREER PATHS FOR SA’S YOUTH
Bizcommunity | 18 June 2025 South Africa’s youth unemployment rate remains a critical challenge at 62.4%, but the logistics industry is...
BEE NEWS
Jun 20, 20252 min read


NEW MINING BILL RAISES INVESTMENT CONCERNS OVER EXPANDED BEE MANDATES AND REGULATORY POWERS
Dr Anthea Jeffery | 18 June 2025 Explore the Controversial 2025 Mining Bill, threatening investment The Mineral Resources Development Bill of 2025 has been roundly rejected by most commentators on the struggling mining industry. Mining analyst Peter Major says the bill lacks even “one redeeming feature to attract any investment, local or foreign”. Mining lawyer Lili Nupen of NSDV LAW Inc warns that the bill, if enacted in its current form, will effectively put an end to the
BEE NEWS
Jun 20, 20259 min read


RAMAPHOSA TOUTS YOUTH JOBS DRIVE AS STATSSA DATA PAINTS GRIM UNEMPLOYMENT PICTURE
Nkateko Joseph Mabasa | 18 June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his administration’s efforts to address the country’s...
BEE NEWS
Jun 19, 20255 min read


MEASURING OWNERSHIP
The Ownership element of the B-BBEE Scorecard assesses the proportion of Ownership held by Black People within an organisation and is...
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Jun 19, 20251 min read


WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMPETENT PERSON?
The Socio-Economic Development element requires an Independent Competent Person to present an Independent Competent Person’s Report to...
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Jun 19, 20251 min read


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