Staff Writer | 16 October 2025 The Department of Employment and Labour says it will come down hard on any employers in South Africa who do not comply with the Employment Equity Act (EEA) and the new racial employment targets it set in April. Responding to a parliamentary Q&A, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth said that the department has various enforcement measures at its disposal to ensure compliance. The first consequence of not adhering to the laws is that any employer that is found to be...| The BEE Chamber
Many may not be familiar with the formal definition of a Black New Entrant as it only features under the Ownership Scorecard. As per Schedule 1 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice , “Black New Entrants” means: Black participants who hold rights of ownership in a Measured Entity and who, before holding the Equity Instrument in the Measured Entity, have not held equity instruments in any Entity which has a total value of more than R50,000,000.00 measured using a stand...| The BEE Chamber
Statistics South Africa is the source used to determine the Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) for calculating the targets for Enterprise Development, Supplier Development and Socio-Economic Development. The latest statistics were published during September 2025. The statistics in this version will be for the 2 nd quarter of 2025. Any B-BBEE Verification from hereon would most commonly apply the latest Industry Norms published by Statistics South Africa. For example, if a B-BBEE Verifica...| The BEE Chamber
Hermann Pretorius | 12 October 2025 “Broad-Based” Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) reduces being economically excluded to being black. Even if this unsupported and contentious position were true, B-BBEE would still be an inherently elitist policy that caters for an entrenched elite already equipped for high levels of economic participation, and leaves the poorest behind. At best, it is an entrenchment policy and not an empowerment policy. At worst, it is a cynical smokescreen to justif...| The BEE Chamber
Hanno Labuschagne | 12 October 2025 Dawie Roodt believes the Competition Commission should close up shop because it does not understand how competition between businesses functions. The Efficient Group’s chief economist believes that allowing private businesses to work together will ultimately boost competition. The entity is responsible for regulating competition among South African businesses, including approving or disallowing major acquisitions and mergers. The commission is one of thre...| The BEE Chamber
Staff Reporter | 9 October 2025 Four South African learners are making history, not just for completing the Coded Welding programme, but for becoming the country’s first recipients of digital badges, a modern credential that could transform how skills are recognised and valued. The Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA), the national body responsible for skills development in the chemical sector, is behind this pioneering initiative. For these learners, the badges are...| The BEE Chamber
The following rules apply when calculating Mandated Investments for under Statement 100 of the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good...| The BEE Chamber
The SANAS Website publishes information on all accredited B-BBEE Rating Agencies, which, apart from the contact details, includes: o ...| The BEE Chamber
Bruce Hunt | 7 October 2025 An empowerment levy could simplify compliance and unlock transformation funding - but only if credibility and...| The BEE Chamber
Thabiso Goba | 7 October 2025 Matona, speaking at the B-BBEE Frank Dialogue event in Sandton, noted that the Act has been consistently...| The BEE Chamber
Masego Panyane | 6 October 2025 Hospitality students in Johannesburg are set to gain invaluable work experience at some of the city’s top...| The BEE Chamber
LnT Desk | 6 October 2025 Mr Price Foundation has announced an ambitious plan: to get 500,000 youth economically resilient by 2035. The...| The BEE Chamber
Konica Minolta South Africa | 2 October 2025 According to Stats SA, South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first...| The BEE Chamber
Asemahle Vumsindo | 28 September 2025The Makana Winds of Change Community Trust, which holds 26% of shares in the Waainek Wind Farm project, reaffirmed its commitment to socio-economic development in Makhanda and surrounding communities during its recent annual general meeting at the BB Zondani Community Hall. The Waainek Wind Farm, a 23.6 MW facility comprising eight Vestas turbines, has been fully operational since January 2016.The Trust’s stake in the project allows it to channel resourc...| BEE Chamber
It is fair to surmise that the points earned on Supplier Development, especially since Enterprise & Supplier Development is a Priority...| The BEE Chamber
More than any other element under the Amended General B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice, Enterprise & Supplier Development was carefully...| The BEE Chamber
CIPS | 30 September 2025 Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply Southern Africa says sustainability is about reducing carbon and...| The BEE Chamber
SA News | 28 September 2025 Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa’s tourism sector is not a “side story” but central to...| The BEE Chamber
Georgia Collins | 28 September 2025 At P&G, technology supports D/deaf and hard-of-hearing staff with live captions, transcription,...| The BEE Chamber
Ciaran Ryan | 1 September 2025Business organisations Sakeliga and the National Employers’ Association of SA say they’ll appeal the ‘deeply flawed judgment’ at the Constitutional Court.The Pretoria High Court last week dismissed a case brought by two business organisations, seeking to halt implementation of race and gender employment targets for 18 economic sectors under the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA), which became law in January 2025.The case was brought by business organi...| BEE Chamber
Banele Ginidza | 22 August 2025President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded Japan’s willingness to adjust tariffs for its strained partners, viewing it as a significant opportunity for deeper bilateral tariff cooperation in a bid to bolster South Africa's international trade in the face of evolving global tariffs.Speaking at the South Africa-Japan Business Forum on the margins of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) Summit in Yokohama on Thursday, Ramaphosa said J...| BEE Chamber
Central News | 17 August 2025Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairperson Naledi Pandor highlights challenges facing women in South Africa, stressing the need for more female entrepreneurs and access to economic power as she reflects on the legacy of the 1956 Women’s March.Johannesburg – Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairperson Dr Naledi Pandor says women in South Africa face many challenges that need to be addressed. Speaking alongside her daughter in a reflective discussion on the ongoing struggl...| BEE Chamber
Lucky Thusi | 8 August 2025Department of Labour encourages youth to go to DPSA website for job opportunities.City Power and partners unveiled youth skills development and empowerment programme aimed at benefiting 1 200 unemployed young people on August 6 at its head office in Reuven.In this programme, they partnered with UNISA Enterprise, Afric Training College, African Bank and the Department of Labour’s Unemployed Insurance Fund (UIF).This multi-stakeholder initiative targets the alleviat...| BEE Chamber
Jan Vermeulen | 4 August 2025Dimension Data co-founders and former executives Jeremy Ord, Grant Bodley, Saki Missaikos, Steven Nathan, and Doc Watson say the allegations against them of fraud and BEE fronting are false and defamatory.“These allegations form part of a sustained and sinister campaign launched by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), the Japanese parent company that acquired Dimension Data in 2010,” the executives said.According to the executives, the campaign ag...| BEE Chamber
Yershen Pillay | 3 August 2025Imagine a South Africa where the sun powers communities, waste fuels industries and rural youth become green tech pioneers.That future is within reach, if we act now. As the world grapples with rising climate risks, deepening inequality and economic fragility, the question is no longer whether we must go green, but how fast, how far and how inclusively we can do it.For South Africa, a country with one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world and a pressi| BEE Chamber
Ina Opperman | 26 March 2023If these important statistics do not get the department of small business development fired up to support small business, nothing will.A report on the current state of small businesses in South Africa shows how important the sector is for the country’s economy. The number of small businesses is still climbing, reaching 1.75 million by the final quarter of 2022, while the sector directly generates a third of the value added in the country and 30% of total employme...| BEE Chamber
