Introduction The Minister of Trade and Industry gazetted the Information and Communication Technology’s (“ICT”) Sector Code for black economic empowerment (“BEE”) in terms of Section 9(1) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“BBBEE”) Act 53 of 2003 as amended, on 6 June 2012. At this stage, this ICT Sector Code (“Code”) is legally binding on entities in the […]
Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Advice and Planning
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BBBEE Compliance in Multinationals
Introduction In April 2015, the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“Generic BBBEE Codes” or “Codes”) Codes came into operation (“new codes”) thereby replacing the existing BBBEE Codes of Good Practice (“old codes”). Since the change, compliance has become particularly challenging for most local operations. Even more so, in the case of foreign operations, who have […]
BBBEE Compliance: The Construction Sector Code – What you need to know
Introduction In October 2013, the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“Generic BBBEE Codes” or “Codes”) Codes were gazetted by the Minister of Trade and Industry (DTI). In April 2015 these (new) Codes came into operation (“new codes”) thereby replacing the existing BBBEE Codes of Good Practice (“old codes”). The Construction Codes became effective about a […]
Women and Equality – What has changed?
What is equality? What does equality mean? Does equality exist in society for women? The 9th of August 1956 was only the beginning for women’s rights in South Africa, when more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Building in protest against the extension of Pass Laws. Sexism is a term commonly known to […]
BBBEE Amendments – looking at the key focus areas
The amended Codes of Good Practice to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 46 of 2013 as amended were issued in October 2013 and became effective in May 2015. On 29 March 2018, the Department of Trade and Industry issued two draft statements which deals with certain amendments to the Codes, specifically related to statement […]
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Conveyancing: The Electronic Deeds System Explained –
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Conveyancing: The Electronic Deeds System Explained –
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Two Cape Town-based female-owned law firms, SchoemanLaw Inc and Graham Prinsloo Inc announces merger
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Multiple Offers – Can the Seller cancel an Offer to Purchase upon receiving a better offer?
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Key Changes introduced by The Competition Amendment Act
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Limitations on Contractual Capacity