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The Way to BEE: Black Economic Empowerment Documentation

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The Way to BEE 2007

  • The Way to BEE 2007 - Cliffe Dekker's 2007 guide to Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}    NEW !!!

Statutory, Regulatory and Policy Instruments

  • The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003{Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

    • Request for Public Commentary [Indirect Ownership] - the Department of Trade and Industry is urgently requesting comments and proposals regarding Indirect Ownership.{Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Codes of Good Practice

    • Part 1 Code 000 Statements 000-004 (General Regulatory Context) and Code 100 Statement 100 (Ownership) {Click to view PDF document}

    • Part 2 Code 100 Statement 102 (Asset Disposals) and 103 (Multinationals), Code 200 (Management Control), Code 300 (Employment Equity), Code 400 (Skills Development) and Code 500 (Procurement) {Click to view PDF document}

    • Part 3 Code 600 (Enterprise Development) , 700 (Socio-economic Development) and 800 (Qualifying Small Enterprises) {Click to view PDF document}

  • Draft Code of Good Practice on Public Private Partnerships - issued for public comment in March 2004 {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000 - the South African Government procurement framework {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Preferential Procurement Regulations 2001 - issued under the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000{Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Draft Preferential Procurement Regulations 2004 - to be issued under the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000 replacing to the 2001 Regulations {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Definition of Organs of State and Public Entities - extracts from the Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1998 and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996 {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 - dealing with the Mining Charter {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Precious Metals and Diamonds General Amendment Bill which deals with beneficiation activities in the mining sector and clarifies the empowerment requirements in respect of beneficiation activities first contemplated in the Mining Charter {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • The Petroleum Products Amendment Act 58 of 2003 - dealing with the Petroleum Charter {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Revenue Laws Amendment Bill (B24 of 2004) - dealing with the tax treatment of certain forms of broad based employee share schemes {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 - relevant to the determination of the Human Resource Management criteria of the BEE Scorecard {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 - relevant to the determination of the Human Resource Management criteria of the BEE Scorecard {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • Report of the BEE Commission - the seminal BEE strategy document {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

  • The Strategy Document - DTI's current BEE strategy {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}


Sectoral Transformation Charters and Scorecards

Advertising Industry

  • Association for Communication and Advertising Transformation Charter and Scorecard {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Agricultural Sector

  • AgriBEE Sector Charter on Black Economic Empowermen - Part A {Click to view PDF document}     NEW !!!
  • AgriBEE Sector Charter on Black Economic Empowermen - Part B {Click to view PDF document}     NEW !!!
  • AgriBEE Sector Charter on Black Economic Empowermen - Part C {Click to view PDF document}     NEW !!!

Building and Construction Sector

  • Gazetted Construction Sector Charter {Click to view PDF document}

Financial Services Sector

  • Gazetted Financial Services Charter and Scorecard {Click to view PDF document}

Forestry

  • Forestry Contractors Strategy Document {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Gambling and Gaming

  • Final Report of the BEE Audit Committee of the National Gambling Board {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Healthcare Sector

  • Healthcare Charter Discussion Document {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • The Draft Healthcare Charter (text of the October 2005 draft) {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Information and Communication Technology

  • ICT Charter: Final Draft of 5 April 2005 {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Liquor Industry

  • Wine-BEE Charter and Industry Scorecard Working Document. {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • A BEE Guideline for the Wine Cellars in relation Wine-BEE Charter. {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
   

Mining Sector

  • Mining Charter {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Mining Scorecard {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Clarification Memorandum issued by the Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs pertaining to the interpretation of some aspects of the Mining Charter {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Petroleum and Liquid Fuels Sector

  • Petroleum and Liquid Fuels Charter {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Professions

  • Accounting Profession Charter Discussion Document {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Charter for the Management Consultant Industry {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • HR and related professions Charter Framework Management Consultants BEE Working Document {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Transformation Charter of the South African Council of Consulting Engineers {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Property Sector

  • Property Sector Charter on BEE as published on 5 Oct 2007 {Click to view PDF document}     NEW !!!
  • Cliffe Dekker overview of the Property Sector Charter {Click to view PDF document}     NEW !!!
  • Framework for the Property Sector Transformation Charter {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Tourism Sector

  • Tourism Charter {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Transport, Freight and Logistics

  • Overview of the Bus Industry (with scorecard summary) {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Maritime Transport Sub Sector Charter and Scorecard {Click to view PDF document:Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Road Freight, Logistics and Allied Services Preliminary Draft BEE Charter {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Black Economic Empowerment Strategy for the Forwarding and Clearing Industry. {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}

Other Useful Links

BEE Elsewhere in Africa

  • Botswana Citizen Economic Empowerment (CEE) concepts and principles {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Namibian Tourism BEE Charter and items of interest on Namibian BEE {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Malawi National Economic Empowerment Policy and Action Program - prepared for the Malawian government by Deloittes {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Tanzanian National Empowerment Act of 2004 {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
  • Zimbabwean Economic Indigenization Policy (EIP) 2004 revised framework {Click to request PDF document to be e-mailed to you}
   

Links to BEE related sites

BEE Verification Agencies

Cliffe Dekker is often approached for information concerning accredited BEE Verification Agencies. No BEE Verification Agency has yet been accredited in South Africa. The following is a list of unaccredited BEE Verification Agencies known to us. We provide this list as a public service and will gladly update the list with any further entries. While we have in the past worked with some of these agencies, their listing on our website should not be construed as being an endorsement.

  • Africa RSG http://www.africarsg.co.za/
  • B1SA http://www.b1sa.co.za/
  • BEE2Business http://www.bee2business.co.za/
  • Cenfed http://www.cenfed.co.za/
  • EasiBEE http://www.easibee.co.za/
  • EMEX http://www.emex.co.za/
   
  • Empowerdex http://empowerdex.co.za/
  • Empowerlogic http://www.empowerlogic.co.za/
  • Mohlaleng http://www.mohlaleng.com/
  • MPower Ratings http://www.mpowerratings.co.za/
  • National Empowerment Rating Agency http://www.nerasa.co.za/
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