Dear Valued ClientPlease find draft amended FS Code published for public comments Gazette No 39818. Commentary period is 60 days from publication date, and your comments can be forwarded in writing for the attention of Mr Jacob Maphutha and Ms Mologadi Leshiba email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Should you require a session with our advisory team to discuss the implications for your business, please do contact your nearest office.Empowerdex Team

Dear Valued Clients,The first two months of the year have been very eventful from the BEE side. A number of important gazettes have been passed that have a bearing on many of our clients, and this is a summary of what has been released from the DTI to date. The first gazette is the repeal of two sector codes; the next are draft regulations for public comment, and the last gazettes for February being draft sector codes for public comment:Repeal of Chartered Accountancy and Construction Sector Codes:The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has repealed the Chartered Accountancy and Construction…

Dear Valued Client,The Department of Trade and Industry has issued the amended Tourism Sector Code, in terms of Section 9 (1) of the B-BBEE Act 53, effective immediately. All entities requiring a rating within the tourism sector, will need to adhere to this gazette.Further to this, a draft of the AgriBEE Sector Code has been released and the public has been invited to comment for a period of 60 days. Details on where to send any written correspondence can be found on the first page of this document.Should you need any further clarity on the above two sector codes, please…

Dear Valued Clients,We bring you insights into the announcements made by the DTI in the last week;The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies (MP), published a Public Statement on the Commencement of Section 3(b) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 46 of 2013) also known as the ‘ trumping provision”. What this then means is: if a law that was passed before the commencement of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 46 of 2013) is in conflict with the B-BBEE Act, then the B-BBEE Act will prevail, except in…

Dear Valued Client, Please see a circular providing clarity to Accounting Officers and Authorities on the acceptance of sworn affidavits as required in terms of CoGP (2013). Also for your reading are the King lll Practice Notes to give guidelines on how best to incorporate into strategy, and report on B-BBEE in such a way that will give stakeholders a sufficient way to comprehend the compliance level of an entity. In July we provided a formula for calculating the Employment Equity section of the new Management Control Code, which also affects the Skills Development calculations. We have now finalised our…

Dear Valued Client, Published by Independent Newspapers’ Business Report on the 30th of August, the top 10 Most Empowered Companies were announced for 2015. The full report is due on the 6th of September and will list the top 100 Most Empowered Companies for 2015.Empowerdex has undertaken this research and produced the results for more than ten years, on an annual basis. Intellidex produced the editorial and analytical reports, for this edition. See the attached document providing the details of the results as well as a write up on the awards ceremony that was held on the 27th of August…

Dear Valued Client,It’s been two months since all the updates and up-heave in the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice and for the most part, it seems the dust is settling. The Department of Trade and Industry issued the draft Amended Tourism B-BBEE Sector Codes for public comment on the 30th of June 2015. Interested parties have 60 days to submit their comments from the date of this publication for the attention of Julia Nzimande and Mologadi Leshiba: tourismsectorcodenthedtimov.za. In May we provided a formula for calculating the Employment Equity section of the new Management and Control Code, which also affects…

Dear Valued Clients, Further to our communication last week regarding the impending retraction of the Broad Based Scheme and Employee Share ownership Scheme clause, please find the updated Clarification Notice, signed on the 15th May, with all the other clauses except for that one. We would like to caution clients entering into new BEE transactions to keep the old notice in mind as part of your risk–mitigating process, as we do expect it to be re-introduced, in some form or another, in future. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact your nearest Empowerdex office. The Empowerdex team

Dear Valued Client, Last week we sent you correspondence introducing you to our new online BEE introductory training course that we at Empowerdex have launched, however we've since realised that some people had trouble clicking through to view the course's details. So as to not hinder you any longer, here’s the click through for you and website link: http://empowerdex.cicorporate.ac.za. If you have any further queries, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Empowerdex Team

Dear Valued Client, We have seen much drama in the week after the effective date of the 2013 code of good practice, that we thought it prudent to clarify the clarification note further, and provide additional resources for you, based on information at our disposal as of today. From the Clarification Note: The Broad Based Schemes and Employee Share Ownership Schemes clarification has been withdrawn. The Minister will make a decision as to how to address the issues with these schemes once the task teams has tabled its recommendations. Current Schemes will not be affected, only future schemes – according…