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Compliance: How to comply with the new BEE codes - Part 3
- Published on 25 Feb 2014
- Lia Marus
In my last article on the new BEE codes and how you need to show compliance with these, I chatted about five of the most significant changes these amendments have ushered in, namely: that the regulations for exempted microenterprises (EMEs) and qualifying small enterprises (QSEs) have changed as have the nature of the BEE pillars, the need to become a 'value-adding' supplier and the number of qualifying points for each level. Here are the last four significant changes that Richard Pruett of Format Systems highlighted at a recent breakfast at CRS Technologies.
Compliance: How to comply with the new BEE codes - Part 2
- Published on 21 Feb 2014
- Lia Marus
In last week's article on the recent changes to the BEE codes, I outlined why the codes have been redesigned and the compliance areas the new BEE codes focus on. Here are five more changes that are critical for you to know about because you'll need to show compliance with these.
Getting up close and personal with POPI
- Published on 19 Feb 2014
- Shane Johnson
The president assented to the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4 of 2013 (POPI) at the end of last year. However, as no date for commencement has been set, you don't have to worry about compliance issues just yet.
Compliance: How to comply with the new BEE codes - Part 1
- Published on 19 Feb 2014
- Lia Marus
BEE is becoming a really critical area for most businesses, particularly with the new codes, says Richard Pruett of Format Systems speaking at a breakfast seminar held at CRS Technologies. Unless you can show a supplier that you practise the level of BEE compliance they require, they won't even look at one of your proposals. Why do we need to have new BEE codes? Didn't the old ones work?
You could lose your BEE status in an instant
- Published on 12 Feb 2014
- Lia Marus
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Amendment Act was gazetted at the end of last month. However now you’ll have to work doubly hard to maintain your BEE status with these new regulations.
