Tag: Historically Disadvantaged Individual (HDI)

There is a problem with Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programmes in South Africa. We are finding out the nature of the problem and what can do about it. South Africa has a strong financial and capacity development landscape for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).

Our new research reveals the benefits of workplace diversity, inclusion, and belonging in efforts to bridge the widening talent gap. This Accenture People Experience 2022 Study finds that leaders can unlock up to 5x more human potential by better managing peoples' everyday work experiences.

The Minister has gazetted new Preferential Procurement Regulations. This has a fundamental impact on how the tenders your business submits will be evaluated. In 2017, the Minister of Finance issued detailed Preferential Procurement Regulations in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (Number 5 of 2000).

Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry. The South African government previously recognised the potential of small scale mining operations to increase the portfolio of minerals being produced and possibly lead to the exploitation of resources that would otherwise be sterilised.

Astute and timeous legal advice around foreign direct investment (FDI) transactions in the mining sector is necessary for efficient processes. FDI in South Africa fell by almost half in 2020, in line with the world-wide downturn caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, reports the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

On 10 December 2020, the Competition Commission issued the final guidelines for competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket (Automotive Guidelines). The Automotive Guidelines are forward thinking as the measures proposed therein apply not only to internal combustion engines (ICE) but also to electric vehicles (EV's) and to propulsion by other means (i.e. hybrid).