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The possible impact of the revised BEE codes on the motoring industry and business
Posted Thursday, 6 June 2013 | Comments

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SANAS BBBEE Accreditation withdrawals
Posted Monday, 3 June 2013 | Comments

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Implementing learnerships for people with Disabilities
Posted Thursday, 30 May 2013 | Comments
The prevalence of disability in a society is influenced by both political and economic factors. It is estimated that 10 – 26% of the worldwide population is regarded as living with a disability. In South Africa there are no reliable statistics regarding the incidence of disability but it is estimated that 10% of the population are regarded as living with a disability
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IPP Round 3 is here
Posted Thursday, 30 May 2013 | Comments
The Department of Energy’s Round 3 of the IPP aims to enhance local economic development and the creation of new black owned investors
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BBBEE trumping clause brings clarity
Posted Monday, 20 May 2013 | Comments
The suggested trumping Clause in the BBBEE revised codes will bring clarity ...according to MP's in parliament
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Remodel BBBEE to empower entrepreneurs
Posted Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | Comments

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BBBEE Act pulls donors away from NGO
Posted Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | Comments

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DA meets with Government to discuss BBBEE and other areas of concern...
Posted Tuesday, 26 March 2013 | Comments

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Empowerment funding could hurt Financial Institutions
Posted Thursday, 14 March 2013 | Comments
BEE bill’s cancellation clause ‘could hurt banks’ by Linda Ensor,
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Sector Codes backed by Government
Posted Monday, 11 March 2013 | Comments
Government backs sectoral BEE charters by Linda Ensor, 11 March 2013
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Call for empowerment act to trump sector codes
Posted Monday, 11 March 2013 | Comments
Call for empowerment act to trump sector codes by Linda Ensor, 08 March 2013
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Speaking out against BBBEE
Posted Monday, 11 March 2013 | Comments
Dr Ramphele speaks out against Black Economic Empowerment Dr Ramphele points out that the badly thought out and deeply flawed system of BEE only serves to empower a small elite By GTA Editor on 25 February, 2013 1:40 pm
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Budget Speech 2013
Posted Monday, 11 March 2013 | Comments
Gordhan got so many things right by Mark Barnes, 01 March 2013, 05:49 THE first test for appointing someone to look after your money is moral fortitude. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has it. He has retained the moral high ground he brought to the South African Revenue Service in his broader role as custodian of the collection and distribution of our money.
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Race based BEE
Posted Thursday, 28 February 2013 | Comments

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Budget Speech 2013
Posted Thursday, 28 February 2013 | Comments

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Update to the proposed ammended revised BBBEE codes
Posted Monday, 25 February 2013 | Comments

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BEE News
Posted Tuesday, 12 February 2013 | Comments

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Revised BEE codes update
Posted Tuesday, 29 January 2013 | Comments
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the implementation of the revised BBBEE Codes of Good Conduct is on track.
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The implications of the Codes of Good Practice (CoGP) amendments
Posted Monday, 28 January 2013 | Comments
This article seeks to unpack some of the implications of the changes to the Codes of Good Practice (CoGP) if they were to be gazetted in their current draft format. We recognise that the draft Codes are offered as an initial salvo in the process of converging on improved legislations surrounding Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), and we ask the reader to take this context into account in this review. The focus is not on the differences in the current and draft Codes but rather on the implications for the country and business in general if they were to be adopted in their current format. This article is technical in nature and assumes the reader has a good understanding of the current and draft CoGP.
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Gazetted Financial Services Code - Effective date clarification
Posted Friday, 11 January 2013 | Comments

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AgriBEE gazetted as Broad Based BEE code
Posted Tuesday, 8 January 2013 | Comments

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dti drops BEE code changes
Posted Wednesday, 28 November 2012 | Comments

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FSC gazetted as BEE code
Posted Tuesday, 27 November 2012 | Comments
The Financial Services Charter has been approved to be gazetted as a Sector Code on Black Economic Empowerment in terms of section 9(1) Broad Based BEE Act 53 of 20003
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Financial Services Charter approved to be gazetted as BBBEE sector code
Posted Thursday, 22 November 2012 | Comments

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Small business to be hit by new BEE
Posted Tuesday, 20 November 2012 | Comments
The new black economic empowerment codes could have a negative impact on small business
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Calculation changes to the BBBEE Scorecard for Enterprise Development
Posted Monday, 19 November 2012 | Comments

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BEE in the News 19 November
Posted Sunday, 18 November 2012 | Comments
A wrap of the Broad Based BEE news over the past few weeks...
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BEE News for the week ending 08 Nov 2012
Posted Thursday, 8 November 2012 | Comments

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An honest account of strategy and performance
Posted Friday, 26 October 2012 | Comments

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Revised Broad Based BEE codes
Posted Thursday, 18 October 2012 | Comments

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Revised Broad Based BEE codes for public comment
Posted Sunday, 7 October 2012 | Comments
Join Transcend for a morning session on the changes to the BBBEE codes.
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Summary of the revised BBBEE changes released for public comment
Posted Wednesday, 3 October 2012 | Comments

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BBBEE proposed changes to Codes of Good Practice for public comment
Posted Tuesday, 2 October 2012 | Comments
The changes to the BBBEE Codes of good practice have been released for public comment
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Minister of Trade and Industry to lauch the revised BBBEE Codes of Good Practice fpr public comment
Posted Monday, 1 October 2012 | Comments
Members of the media are invited to attend the launch and unveiling of the Revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes of Good Practice by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies
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DTI Conducts Survey on BBBEE Verification Agencies
Posted Thursday, 27 September 2012 | Comments

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SA looks to Brazil for BEE inspiration
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 | Comments

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Minister Davies Announces Incubation Programme to Boost Small Enterprises
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 | Comments

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Transformation remains far off target
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 | Comments

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Zuma convenes BBBEE summit
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 | Comments
Zuma convenes BBBEE summit Sep 20 2012 18:08Sapa
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Didata chairman Ngcaba defends BEE
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 | Comments
Didata chairman Ngcaba defends BEE by Mamello Masote, September 23 2012
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More rules for BEE
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 | Comments
More rules for business Empowerment Troye Lund | 19 September 2012
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Broad Based BEE News 11 September 2012
Posted Tuesday, 11 September 2012 | Comments
All BEE news brought to you by Transcend...
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Update on Revised BBBEE Codes for Public comment
Posted Thursday, 30 August 2012 | Comments

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Broad Based BEE News August 31
Posted Thursday, 30 August 2012 | Comments

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Revised BBBEE Codes of Good Practice, 2012 for public comment
Posted Wednesday, 22 August 2012 | Comments
Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice, 2012 for public comment. "The revised codes will enhance the implementation of B-BBEE in a meaningful and sustainable manner. The revised codes also contain principles and guidelines that will facilitate and accelerate the implementation of B-BBEE," said Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi on Wednesday.
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Broad Based BEE News August 21
Posted Monday, 20 August 2012 | Comments
For all the latest Broad Based BEE News follow us on Twitter or Linked In These BEE articles have been in the news over the past week and are not necessarily the views of Transcend
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Broad Based BEE News 14 Aug 2012
Posted Tuesday, 14 August 2012 | Comments
News over the past week on BBBEE
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The corruption of the ANC
Posted Tuesday, 14 August 2012 | Comments
The corruption of the ANC - (this is not an article from Transcend but was found on socialresistance.org) August 11, 2012
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Cabinet approves BBBEE amendment bill
Posted Tuesday, 14 August 2012 | Comments
Pretoria — Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill, 2012, to Parliament.
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Support for BEE
Posted Monday, 13 August 2012 | Comments
30 Jul 2012 BEE - ECONOMIC transformation is on the agenda of everyone involved in the South African economy.
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Broad Based BEE News - ANC lack of clarity stifling econimic growth
Posted Tuesday, 31 July 2012 | Comments
ACDP: ANC's lack of clarity is stifling economic growth - Mail and Guardian In a meeting of regional heads, the African Christian Democratic Party said policies on nationalisation and land reform were scaring away investors.
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New anti-graft rules: SA firms to take note - Social and Ethics Committee
Posted Tuesday, 31 July 2012 | Comments
By Chantelle Benjamin - corruptionwatch.org.za South African firms are now accountable for the actions of the companies they contract to when it comes to corruption and are prohibited from funding political parties, according to new regulations for the Company Act, issued quietly last year.
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Transcend provide Strategic Enterprise Development services to Aveng
Posted Wednesday, 18 July 2012 | Comments
Aveng recognized the need to take a proactive approach to enterprise development and requested Transcend Corporate Advisors to provide input on the enterprise development aspects of their transformation journey.
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Skilld Development Act - Learning Programme Regulations for Learnerships for public comments
Posted Monday, 16 July 2012 | Comments
The Department of Higher Education and Learning has released a gazette for public comment as they intend to make changes to the Learning Programme Regulations for 2012
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ICT Charter
Posted Monday, 16 July 2012 | Comments
ICT charter: more work for fewer points The recently-promulgated ICT charter will require companies to spend more – and put in more effort – to achieve less points than in the generic empowerment codes across most of the sectorial requirements
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Transcend takes part in Aveng Black Suppliers Summit
Posted Monday, 16 July 2012 | Comments
Transcend Corporate Advisors, South Africa's leading BEE Advisory, was privileged to take part in the Aveng Black Suppliers Summit 2012
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Broad Based BEE News
Posted Monday, 16 July 2012 | Comments
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BEE News - The week in Review
Posted Monday, 2 July 2012 | Comments
For all the latest BEE News and Advice
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BEE - BBBEE ICT and Property Charters now gazetted as BBBEE Codes
Posted Monday, 18 June 2012 | Comments
We will be hosting a morning training session on these BBBEE sector codes, please advise us if you wish to attend...brian@transcend.co.za
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Long-awaited charter creates admin nightmare
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments
The ICT sector BBBEE charter, which has been nine years in the making, has finally been gazetted and aims to ensure transformation in the sector. - Author: Nicola Mawson
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DTI’s R1.5bn boost
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments

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Agriculture improves its BEE compliance
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments

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Mines seek definition of ‘black ownership’
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments
THE Department of Mineral Resources will hold talks with mining companies and the Department of Trade and Industry about the requirements for broad-based black economic empowerment levels, something Kumba Iron Ore CEO Chris Griffith flags as a problem.
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Mines want clarity on BEE
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments
The Department of Mineral Resources will hold talks with mining companies and the Department of Trade and Industry about the requirements for broad-based black economic empowerment levels, something Kumba Iron Ore CEO Chris Griffith flags as a problem.
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Nationalisation not in workers’ interests – Nzimande
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments

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BEE procurement scam investigated
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments
Eskom is conducting an internal forensic investigation following a spate of fraud relating to the company's black economic empowerment procurement. A number of BEE suppliers have raised complaints about being duped into supplying equipment and services to bogus people who allegedly obtained their details through Eskom's data base. - Lucky Biyase
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Black Business Council wants finger in R123bn pie
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments
The rolling stock acquisition programme by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) estimated at R123 billion must involve black business as empowerment partners in preparing tender submissions and not at the end, the Black Business Council (BBC) said. By Wiseman Khuzwayo
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ANC policy documents ignore key issues
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments

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South Africa: Addressing the Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Key to Saving the Economy, Says Manuel
Posted Wednesday, 13 June 2012 | Comments
Policies such as Black Economic Empowerment and preferential procurement had done nothing to bridge the "huge canyon" that existed between the rich and the very poor, said National Planning Commission Minister Trevor Manuel on Monday evening.
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BEE Waters Get Choppy Again
Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Comments
JUST when local fishing companies thought it was safe to profitably trawl the coastal waters again, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Peterson, has hinted at rocking some boats.
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Small firms need help
Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Comments
'Money and contracts for BEE empowerment must be accompanied by training and mentorship'
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South Africa Department of Energy Awards Additional Large-Scale Solar Project to Consortium
Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Comments
South Africa Department of Energy Awards Additional Large-Scale Solar Project to Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon Energy The joint venture will build, own and operate an additional 88 MW solar project to help South Africa meet its renewable energy targets, stimulate long-term economic development and create jobs
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Nationalise all key sectors of the economy, union demands
Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Comments
All key economic sectors in SA, including mining and banking, should be nationalised, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has proposed in a policy discussion document.
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South Africa allocates U.S. $340 million for land reform
Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Comments
The government will help former homelands to revitalize about 10 irrigation schemes across the country, propelling the local communal livestock farmers into the red meat value chain
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South Africa: Businesses that fail to achieve minimum BEE will get lower score
Posted Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Comments
Businesses that fail to achieve a minimum score on the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) scorecard for ownership, procurement and enterprise development will be penalised by having their BEE level status dropped, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said on Friday.
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New 6 - 10 year BEE Targets vs the Old 0 - 5 year BEE Targets
Posted Monday, 14 May 2012 | Comments
The dti is in the process of refining the BBBEE Codes of Good Practice and have made the following ruling regarding the 6 - 10 year BEE Targets on Preferential Procurement and Empolyment Equity...
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New 2012 BEE Targets vs the 0 - 5 year BEE Targets
Posted Monday, 14 May 2012 | Comments
The Dti is in the process of refining the BBBEE Codes of Good Practice and have made the following ruling regarding the implementation of the 6 - 10 year Broad Based BEE Targets...
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Thousands of businesses miss Companies Act deadline
Posted Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Comments
New survey shows that only half of companies surveyed had complied with a May 1 deadline to establish a social and ethics board committee ALISTAIR ANDERSON Published: 2012/05/02 06:55:41 AM
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Tender Rethink
Posted Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Comments

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Govt signals shift in BEE - report
Posted Wednesday, 2 May 2012 | Comments
Johannesburg - Government is planning to shift black economic empowerment (BEE) rules away from equity investment and ownership towards productive activities, Business Day newspaper reported on Wednesday
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State plans to force BEE partner on rail tender
Posted Wednesday, 2 May 2012 | Comments
Passenger Rail Agency of SA wants competent company chosen not for its political clout
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More State intervention needed in mining – Motlanthe
Posted Wednesday, 18 April 2012 | Comments

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Draft Agricultural Sector Code - AgriBEE for public comment
Posted Wednesday, 28 March 2012 | Comments
In a bid to speed up black economic empowerment (BEE) in the agricultural sector, the Department of Trade and Industry on Monday gazetted the long awaited transformation charter.
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Integrated thinking and reporting
Posted Friday, 23 March 2012 | Comments

I went to listen to a leading proponent of integrated reporting deliver an address to company secretaries and financial people. I was one of few sustainability wonks present, keen to get a sense of how these people respond to the call to report in an integrated fashion. To me the response confirmed my suspicions: the overwhelming sense that I got was one of comply, comply, comply.

Rating period for new 2012 BBBEE Targets confirmed
Posted Thursday, 9 February 2012 | Comments
The Dti released the atatched Gazette, confirming the rating period that companies will fall under in terms of the new BBBEE 2012 targets
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Rating period for new 2012 BBBEE targets confirmed
Posted Thursday, 9 February 2012 | Comments
The Dti released the atatched Gazette, confirming the rating period that companies will fall under in terms of the new BBBEE 2012 targets
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New Skills Development Act Changes for comment
Posted Tuesday, 7 February 2012 | Comments
It would appear that this legislation is in response to the fact that too often the current skills development act has not created a large amount of extra spend on training, while there is a desperate need for the country to deepen the skills pool that companies can draw from.
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Davies trying to get BBBEE back on right track
Posted Thursday, 2 February 2012 | Comments
Legislative changes are an attempt to deal with unintended consequences, writes Carol Paton
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A summary of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill 2011: For public comments
Posted Wednesday, 14 December 2011 | Comments
This is an amendment to the B-BBEE Act No 53 of 2003 and not the long awaited amendments to the Codes of Good practice (lets hold our breath for this for next year)
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A summary of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill 2011: For public comments
Posted Wednesday, 14 December 2011 | Comments

This is an amendment to the B-BBEE Act No 53 of 2003 and not the long awaited amendments to the B-BBEE Codes of Good practice (lets hold our breath for this next year)

B-BBEE amendment Bill is gazetted
Posted Tuesday, 13 December 2011 | Comments

Davies gazettes B-BBEE Amendment Bill

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill, which aims to align the B-BBEE Act with other legislations impacting on B-BBEE and with the Codes, has been gazetted by the Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, the Department of Trade and Industry reported on Friday.

Ownership Solutions and Transcend Corporate Advisors congratulates the consortium led by global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power on been awarded preferred bidder status
Posted Wednesday, 7 December 2011 | Comments
Ownership Solutions and Transcend Corporate Advisors congratulates the consortium led by global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power on been awarded preferred bidder status by the Department of Energy in South Africa, Mainstream received consulting advice on these Renewable Energy Bids from Ownership Solutions and Transcend Corporate Advisors...
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State seeks to criminalise 'fronting' with new B-BBEE bill
Posted Monday, 5 December 2011 | Comments
State seeks to criminalise ‘fronting’ with new black economic empowerment bill Cheating by misrepresenting the true nature of one’s enterprise, called "fronting", has been used to obtain certification as a black-empowered company as defined in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE) and the codes of good practice in order to get state contracts.
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Cabinet approves changes to black empowerment act
Posted Thursday, 24 November 2011 | Comments
The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act to elevate the status given to enterprise development and procurement in the scorecard. Penalties have also been included for non-compliance with these ...
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BBBEE a 5 year review
Posted Wednesday, 23 November 2011 | Comments
A description of the principles and impacts of broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE)
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BBBEE a 5 year review
Posted Wednesday, 23 November 2011 | Comments
A description of the principles and impacts of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)
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BEE Rules are changing
Posted Friday, 18 November 2011 | Comments
BEE rules to aid industrialists
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BBBEE and Enterprise Development
Posted Tuesday, 8 November 2011 | Comments
Why B-BBEE? In a free market economy the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, so some form of market intervention is needed to stabilise our economy.
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BBBEE Property Sector Charter Forges Ahead
Posted Wednesday, 15 June 2011 | Comments
The property sector remains one of the key economic sectors in the South African economy, estimated at R4 trillion in total value (49% and 52% attributed to commercial and residential sectors, respectively).
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Procurement regulations will put an end to 'fronting'
Posted Tuesday, 14 June 2011 | Comments
Transcend Corporate Advisors comments on the new Procurement Regulations whcih have been brought into line with BBBEE and its codes of good practice.
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Transcend advises Wal-Mart on BBBEE and Transformation
Posted Tuesday, 14 June 2011 | Comments

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How to Mine and Shine
Posted Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | Comments
A developing country like South Africa needs to benefit optimally from its R18-trillion mining endowment and also exploit its tourism potential to the full. To do that, those who mine must also shine, environmentally. South Africa has seen the Department of Environmental Affairs stop the mining of soft coking coal at Vele, in Limpopo, because of its potential impact on tourism at the Mapungubwe National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site. The 596 workers that the ASX-, Aim- and JSE-listed Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) retrenched when the project was stopped did not regain tourism employment, and were left jobless.
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Sustainability - Just another Fad?
Posted Monday, 23 August 2010 | Comments
In South Africa we’re fortunately not dealing with a major oil spill, at least not directly. But we are dealing with widespread poverty (compounded over aeons) and its implications not only for society but also the impacts of development on the country’s resource base (that bringing people out of poverty requires)
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The Role of B-BBEE in transformation, or can South Africa become another Zimbabwe?
Posted Monday, 17 August 2009 | Comments
After working in black economic empowerment for eight years and assisting hundreds of companies including yours, with their transformation efforts...
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Five tests of your BEE health
Posted Tuesday, 7 July 2009 | Comments
Companies in our country are moving along a process of socializing transformation into the fabric of their businesses. Some are doing this better than others...
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Disability Equity and the B-BBEE Scorecard
Posted Sunday, 15 March 2009 | Comments
Various legislation, codes and guidelines have been put in place to encourage the inclusion of people with disabilities in the open labour market...
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The Latest on the Accreditation of Verification Agencies
Posted Monday, 9 March 2009 | Comments
Most of us working in the field of BEE, either as consultants or as transformation champions in our respective companies, have been waiting for some time for news...
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The Impact a strategic Enterprise Development Initiative can Have on your Business
Posted Wednesday, 4 March 2009 | Comments
When the B-BBEE codes of good practice were finally released on the 7th of February, 2007, some organisations did not comprehend what this meant for them...
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