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Category: "BEE"

BEE back on the table

Delays in the accreditation of Black Economic Empowerment accreditation companies by government left many business owners and managers putting off the whole question of BEE until there was some certainty.
Confusion in the market-placed caused by lack of standardisation on measurements, and with government and municipal departments having different standards and preferences didn’t help. Standards are [...]

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New BEE Codes – business as usual?

The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice came into effect during February.
After nearly three years of revision and participation from various business and role players in the economy, BEE was finally approved by Cabinet in December 2006.
As the new BEE appears to be more supportive and mindful of the realities of business [...]

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Networking – the true value of BBBEE

The response from many, to high-profile BEE deals has been to mutter about further abuse of position by those who exploit these opportunities.
The frustration is based on the feeling that these individuals have no experience in the role they will fill and that they are taking undue advantage of high profile public roles.
The first thing [...]

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BBBEE Smaller businessess can comply

Changes to broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) requirements are making it easier for small to medium and family-owned companies to comply, according to Jonathan Goldberg, ceo of Global Business Solutions.
“It would seem that a number of changes are going to be gazetted in the Codes of Good Practice that are due in October/ November [...]

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