by VDT Attorneys | Apr 5, 2017 | BEE, Company, Construction
The draft Construction BEE Charter (“Construction Charter”) was published for public comment in October 2016 with publication of the final version expected soon. The draft Construction Charter makes it clear that construction material suppliers will now have to be...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 8, 2017 | BEE, Procurement
New Preferential Procurement Regulations were published on 20 January 2017 and will come into effect on 1 April 2017, replacing the current Preferential Procurement Regulations published in 2011 and holding a number of significant changes for tenderers. The 80/20...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 10, 2017 | BEE, Procurement
With the Amended BEE Codes of Good Practice (“Amended Codes”) now in full force and effect, many companies, like you, find themselves having to revisit their current Enterprise Development initiatives undertaken under the previous BEE Codes of Good Practice in order...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 7, 2017 | Agri, BEE, Compliance
The Amended Agri-BEE Sector Code of Good Practice (“Agri-BEE Code”) was gazetted on 8 December 2017 and is effective immediately. The Agri-BEE Code expressly states that its targets are based on those contained in the Amended B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice (“Amended...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2016 | BEE, Commercial, Tax
Investing in learnerships, can be a costly exercise even though it is a worthy investment. Fortunately from a BEE and tax perspective, government provides incentives to businesses such as yours to invest in such formal learning programmes. Any business, when reporting...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2016 | BEE, Construction
The Draft Revised Construction Sector BEE Codes (“Draft Construction Codes”) were published for public comment on 28 October 2016 with the expectation that the final promulgated codes will be in place by early 2017. As with the Old Construction Codes, the Draft...