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What changed, and what it costs you.

Codes amendments, SETA deadlines, and the audit details that cost companies points — in plain English.

Codes & legislation

The 2026 draft amendments to the B-BBEE Codes: what changes, and what it will cost you

A scorecard going from 109 points to 131, a new 3% of net profit contribution, and Enterprise & Supplier Development becoming the element that decides your level. Here is what the draft actually says.

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Codes & legislation

The five B-BBEE mistakes we see most often — and what each one costs

None of these are exotic. They are the ordinary errors that turn a Level 4 into a Level 6, and every one of them is avoidable with planning that starts earlier than March.

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Enterprise & Supplier Development

The Transformation Fund explained: 3% of net profit after tax, and what you would get for it

The single most expensive item in the 2026 draft amendments, and the one most likely to change how ESD programmes are structured. What it is, what it carries, and the questions still open.

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Enterprise & Supplier Development

Your supplier database probably cannot answer the new procurement questions

The draft amendments split procurement targets by ownership category rather than by B-BBEE level. Most supplier records only hold a level — which means most companies cannot report against them.

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Skills Development

WSP and ATR season: what to have ready before you file

Most rejected submissions fail on the same few things, and almost all of them are document problems rather than training problems. Here is what we check before any of our clients file.

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Enterprise & Supplier Development

Turning an ED beneficiary into a real supplier inside one measurement period

It can be done, but only if the operational fit is decided at the start rather than discovered later. Here is how we sequence it.

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