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EASTCAPE MIDLANDS COLLEGE AND THE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC FOUNDATION LAUNCH ELECTRICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Creamer Media | 3 September 2025 Eastcape Midlands TVET College (EMC) has, thanks to its partnership with the Schneider Electric...
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Sep 4, 20253 min read


HIGH COURT JUDGMENT - EMPLOYMENT EQUITY SECTORAL TARGETS - PART A
A High Court Judgement has been recently released on whether the numerical targets set by the Minister are lawful or not. The...
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Sep 3, 20251 min read


LEGAL SECTOR CHARTER COUNCIL – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT INVITATION
The Legal Sector Charter Council recently published a Notice to all Attorneys to participate in a Stakeholder Engagement session. Part...
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Sep 3, 20251 min read


LEGAL B-BBEE SECTOR CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE - MEASUREMENT GUIDANCE NOTICE 01 OF 2025
The Legal Sector Charter Council recently published Guidance Notice 01 of 2025 . The purpose of this Guidance Notice is to provide...
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Sep 3, 20251 min read


PROMINENT SA BUSINESSMAN LAZARUS ZIM SUED FOR OVER R123M
Roy Cokayne | September 2025 A former stockbroker lodged the claim, relating to a BEE transaction involving JSE-listed Northam Platinum....
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Sep 2, 20255 min read


FROM PRESIDENCY TO THE STEERING WHEEL: HOW DARING WOMEN ARE CREATING JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
Jonisayi Maromo | 1 September 2025 In the latest unemployment figures released for the three months between April and June this year, of...
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Sep 2, 20254 min read


HIGH COURT DISMISSES CASE TO HALT EMPLOYMENT EQUITY QUOTAS
Ciaran Ryan | 1 September 2025 Business organisations Sakeliga and the National Employers’ Association of SA say they’ll appeal the...
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Sep 2, 20253 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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Aug 26, 20251 min read


DEFINITIONS OF A B-BBEE CONTROLLED COMPANY AND B-BBEE OWNED COMPANY
As per Schedule 1 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice , a B-BBEE Controlled and B-BBEE Owned Company is defined as...
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Aug 26, 20251 min read


LEGITIMATE RECOGNISABLE TRAINING EXPENSES
Under Statement 300 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice , clause 6 lists various Legitimate Recognisable Training...
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Aug 26, 20251 min read


I’M ATTACKED BECAUSE I STOPPED OPEN SEASON OF LOOTING AT CETA, SAYS CEO
Mawande Amashabalala | 24th August 2025 Construction and Education Training Authority (Ceta) chief executive officer Melusi Shezi says...
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Aug 26, 20254 min read


KWIKSPACE LEVEL 1 BBBEE STATUS DELIVERS TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO ITS CLIENTS
Tracy Klückow | 25 August 2025 Africa's largest manufacturer of prefab and modular buildings Kwikspace offers proven capability and...
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Aug 26, 20253 min read


PAUL MASHATILE CALLS FOR URGENT SOLUTIONS TO SOUTH AFRICA'S YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS
Wendy Dondolo | 24 August 2025 Deputy President Paul Mashatile has urged government, business, and civil society to take “radical” action...
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Aug 25, 20253 min read


RAMAPHOSA LEANS ON JAPAN AS GATEWAY OUT OF US TARIFF QUAGMIRE
Banele Ginidza | 22 August 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded Japan’s willingness to adjust tariffs for its strained partners,...
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Aug 22, 20253 min read


EDUCATION MINISTER BUTI MANAMELA ACTS AGAINST THREE EMBATTLED SETAS
Sisanda Mbolekwa and Sabelo Skiti | 19 August 2025 Training authorities for local government, construction and services placed under...
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Aug 21, 20254 min read


WARNING ABOUT TECH INDUSTRY RACE AND GENDER EMPLOYMENT QUOTAS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Jan Vermeulen | 19 August 2025 The Information and Communications Technology sector faces unique challenges that may impact companies’...
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Aug 20, 20253 min read


SA MINING SECTOR BURNISHES TRANSFORMATION CREDENTIALS AS BATTLE LOOMS OVER DRAFT BILL
Ed Stoddard | 18 August 2025 The mining industry is arming itself with facts before what may be a long slog as it pushes for changes in the draft Mineral Resources Development Bill. South Africa’s mining sector is digging in for lengthy talks with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy over the contentious draft Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDP). The Minerals Council SA, the main umbrella group for the industry, maintains that the bill has many shortcomings th
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Aug 20, 20253 min read


PRACTICE GUIDE 01 of 2022
The B-BBEE Commission has over the years continued to be inundated with requests from various stakeholders to confirm validity of B-BBEE...
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Aug 19, 20251 min read


EXPLANATORY NOTICE 02 OF 2024
In terms of section 13F (3) Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 as amended by Act 46 of 2013, the Broad-Based Black...
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Aug 19, 20251 min read


EXPLANATORY NOTICE 01 OF 2024
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission has published Explanatory Notice 01 of 2024 in August 2024. This Explanatory...
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Aug 19, 20251 min read


US DEMANDS SPARK GROWING DISCONTENT AMID TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS – REPORT
Molefe Seeletsa | 17 August 2025 The US has reportedly set conditions to restore relations. Ministers for the two largest parties, ANC...
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Aug 19, 20252 min read


ELON MUSK’S STARLINK BACKS BEE EQUITY EQUIVALENTS, NOT 30% OWNERSHIP
Gugu Lourie | 18 August 2025 Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, has formally endorsed South Africa’s proposed Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) policy reforms, advocating for Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) as an alternative to the mandatory 30% black ownership requirement for telecom license holders. In an exclusive written response obtained by TechFinancials, Ryan Goodnight, Senior Director of Starlink Market Access, sta
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Aug 19, 20254 min read


ADDRESSING THE GENDER PAY GAP IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE CALL TO PENALISE EMPLOYERS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
Gcwalisile Khanyile | 18 August 2025 More than three decades into democracy, South African women are still earning 35% less than men for...
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Aug 18, 20255 min read


NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION CHAIRPERSON NALEDI PANDOR HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Central News | 17 August 2025 Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairperson Naledi Pandor highlights challenges facing women in South Africa,...
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Aug 18, 20254 min read


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