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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


SANAS ACCREDITATION WITHDRAWAL
From time to time, the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) publishes a list of B-BBEE Rating Agencies that no longer...
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Jun 18, 20251 min read


TRANSFORMATION FUND DRAFT DOCUMENT LACKS CLEAR, OUTCOME-DRIVEN GOALS, BLSA SAYS
Nkateko Joseph Mabasa | 17 June 2025 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has criticised the recently launched Transformation Fund as...
BEE NEWS
Jun 18, 20253 min read


IS THE ANC QUIETLY REWRITING EMPOWERMENT
Journalist | 18 June 2025 Gwede Mantashe’s removal of B-BBEE rules for prospecting rights has ignited criticism from labour and...
BEE NEWS
Jun 18, 20252 min read


TOP ICT ACHIEVERS RECOGNISED AT INNOVATOR TRUST’S 2025 ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GRADUATION IN MIDRAND
Midrand Reporter | 16 June 2025 The graduation served as a poignant reminder that when entrepreneurs are equipped with the right tools,...
BEE NEWS
Jun 17, 20252 min read


COSATU: THE IMPORTANCE OF BBBEE IN ADDRESSING INEQUALITY IN SA
Solly Phetoe | 16 June 2025 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) remains an important tool to address our deeply ingrained...
BEE NEWS
Jun 17, 20254 min read


RETAIL GIANTS STEP IN WITH MILLIONS OF RANDS TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS ON THEIR WAY UP
Kara le Roux | 12 June 2025 Small businesses often collapse under the weight of underfunding and a lack of resources. The likes of Mr...
BEE NEWS
Jun 13, 20253 min read


IT’S A YES FROM BMG
Cape Business News | 11 June 2025 BMG – part of Invicta Holdings Limited – celebrates five years since joining South Africa’s Youth...
BEE NEWS
Jun 12, 20252 min read


CHIETA LAUNCHES SMART SKILLS CENTRE IN FRASERBURG
Staff Writer | 11 June 2025 The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA), in partnership with the Karoo Hoogland...
BEE NEWS
Jun 12, 20252 min read


ANN BERNSTEIN: SA NEEDS TO ALIGN PUBLIC OBJECTIVES WITH MARKET REALITIES
Ann Bernstein | 11 June 2025 Proposal to fund Transformation Fund by centralising private sector’s enterprise & supplier development...
BEE NEWS
Jun 11, 20255 min read


YOUNG SA WORKERS WELCOME IN THESE JOB SECTORS
IT-Online | 10 June 2025 Do South African job seekers still face the age-old dilemma that you can’t get a job unless you have experience,...
BEE NEWS
Jun 11, 20253 min read


SELECTING A SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROVIDER
Selecting the correct Skills Development service provider, in most cases, is the difference between the success or failure of a Skills...
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Jun 10, 20251 min read


DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR ROADSHOWS
The Department of Employment & Labour roadshows are underway. This year's workshops focus on: How to implement the EE Amendments...
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Jun 10, 20252 min read


YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Emmanuel Kganakga | 9 June 2025 In South Africa, Youth Month is celebrated every June following a declaration by our first democratic...
BEE NEWS
Jun 10, 20255 min read


BLACK EMPOWERMENT IS VITAL TO INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
SA Government | 9 June 2025 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter. We are reminded of its aspiration that the...
BEE NEWS
Jun 10, 20253 min read


CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE: IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT EXPERIENCE – HERE’S WHAT EMPLOYERS REALLY LOOK AT WHEN HIRING YOUTH
Nkosinathi Mahlangu | 8 June 2025 It’s Youth Month and while we’re focused on all things young people, it’s hard to ignore the...
BEE NEWS
Jun 9, 20253 min read


TRANSFORMATION IS NON-NEGOTIABLE: RAMAPHOSA DEFENDS BEE AS AN ENGINE OF GROWTH
Kamogelo Moichela | 8 June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a forceful defence of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) on Friday...
BEE NEWS
Jun 9, 20252 min read


STELLA MUST GO: YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SOARS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP
Roger Solomons | 5 June 2025 There has been a steady decline and collapse of support for Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs)...
BEE NEWS
Jun 6, 20252 min read


A FUTURE WITHOUT BROAD-BASED BEE AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS NOT POSSIBLE
Monde Ndlovu | 5 June 2025 We are witnessing the different calls to end broad-based black economic empowerment (broad-based BEE) and...
BEE NEWS
Jun 6, 20256 min read


BEEI PARTICIPANTS HEAD TO WORK AT SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY
BizCommunity | 2 June 2025 Today marks the “first day at school” for around 200,000 young South Africans - not as learners but as working...
BEE NEWS
Jun 5, 20254 min read


WE NEED TO CHANGE – NOT REJECT – BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Tara Roos | 4 June 2025 More than two decades since its inception, black economic empowerment (BEE) has not delivered on its promise of...
BEE NEWS
Jun 5, 20254 min read


QCTO APPROVES THREE GREEN HYDROGEN SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS PROGRAMMES
Schalk Burger | 3 June 2025 Regulator the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) has formally approved three new National...
BEE NEWS
Jun 4, 20252 min read


HOW SOUTH AFRICA'S YOUTH MONTH AIMS TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Siyabonga Sithole | 3 June 2025 Skills development and an inclusive and youth-oriented economy were some of the big talking points at the...
BEE NEWS
Jun 4, 20252 min read


GENERIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS A WASTE OF TIME
Sunday World | 2 June 2025 Second to the outcome of the life-changing 2024 elections, South Africans are once again confronted by one of...
BEE NEWS
Jun 3, 20253 min read


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