2009 BEE awards
My analysis of 2009
Verification
More Emex bullshit
The so-called EMEX Trust has been around for a long time. They are accredited. But that is about all that they've got. They aren't known as the best at what they do. And this is why I got this email from Gert du Preez of the Emex Trust. Gert is the Marketing Manager of
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PPC new BEE rating and the construction code’s applicability
This is very interesting. PPC announced that the have moved up from a level 4 to level three in their latest rating. This is actually so important that they have made a JSE SENS announcement as well. They haven't actually updated their website so I haven't seen the certificate but I surmise from the article
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ABVAcuousness
I was sent an email by Louis McLaren telling me that the certificate I issued might not be accepted. I sent him a mail back telling him that it was perfectly legal in terms of notice 32467. I then got a response from him telling me that a VA would not accept it because ABVA
Caird BEE consultation methodology
Caird follows a very strict implementation methodology on all our engagements. Understand the client's business This is a singularly vital aspect in any consultation. Without a firm understanding of a company's internal and external workings it is not possible to develop any working BEE solutions. Often the codes' requirements cannot and will not fit into
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ABVAriety of truths
I have heard that the feathers are flying within the DTI's cold campus. NABC and ABVA are at each other's throats. I can't pretend that I side with ABVA so I won't – but if they are going to put up stuff on self verifications then they really should have their ducks in a
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verification pANiC
This thing is now doing the rounds and freaking everyone out. At first I thought it was a joke – the original source that it came from is spectacularly dubious. So I started trawling the internet to see whether the minister of trade and industry did actually publish it. To my shock and horror
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Let’s end this now
I don’t think that the self vs independent assessment debate has anywhere else to go. Albert sent me an updated email that I think summarises the debate. I won’t post the email but he very succinctly says that SANAS’ requirements and procedures border on fascistic (my word) and that prospective agencies are sent back to
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Empowerdex/FM top empowerment companies
It’s annual empowerment feature time. The April 4 (2008) issue of the FM had a special empowerment supplement. A JV between the FM and Empowerdex, the supplement stands out as the best one so far. The cynic in me is desperately trying to find fault with this issue – but I can only find small
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Come on Theo
I got a phone call from an irate person the other day about self-rating. She was pissed off that my client had submitted a self-rating certificate and that she would probably have to accept it. You see she had been told by her verification agency that only certificates produced by a verification agency would be