BEE (Black Empowerment)

Advisers, advice practices could trip up over COFI licensing rules

Post-Apartheid South Africa is awash with new, race-based legislation that is introducing all manner of compliance challenges for the country’s small, medium and emerging enterprises (SMMEs). In extreme cases, as illustrated by the following account of alleged regulatory overreach, the entities responsible for implementing regulatory change risk causing serious harm to the economy and individual business owners.

The crucial role of B-BBEE consultants when navigating B-BBEE Compliance

SA Financial Sector transformation in the spotlight

It has been a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Employment Equity Amendment Act into law which has empowered Thulas Nxesi, the Minister of Employment and Labour to update thresholds for employment equity for each of the country’s national economic sectors.

Unlocking business success: The crucial role of a comprehensive B-BBEE Strategy

The history of South Africa has resulted in a disparity in economic and opportunities disparity based on race and has resulted in many Black people in South Africa not enjoying the same opportunities presented to the rest of the country.