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Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)

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Financial Sector Charter on Black Economic Empowerment

6. Procurement policies

 

6.1 Financial institutions will implement a targeted procurement strategy t enhance BEE. Provided there are charters in the information and communications technology ("ICT"), the advertising and the automotive and building sectors, and that international suppliers are subject to those charters, the target will be 50% of the value of all procurement from BEE accredited companies by 2008 and 70% by 2014.

 

6.2 A minimum of two thirds of that expenditure must be spent with BEE accredited companies as the primary vendor. The residual one third may be channelled to BEE accredited companies via a primary vendor, which is not a BEE accredited company, with only the BEE portion of the expenditure counting towards the target. Where a supplier is a BEE accredited company, which also sources from other BEE accredited companies, only the expenditure at the first tier will count towards the target.

 

6.3 Financial institutions will:
6.3.1 provide support to black SMEs to enable them to benefit from targeted procurement programmes. Such support will include programmes designed to assist black SMEs in tendering for financial sector business, setting aside areas of procurement reserved or preferred for black SMEs only;
6.3.2 promote early payment for services provided by SME's;
6.3.3 encourage existing suppliers to address BEE and become BEE accredited;
6.3.4 report on all spend as per the categories that fall within the definition of BEE accredited; and
6.3.5 explore meaningful ways of supporting the Proudly South African Campaign.

 

6.4 The Charter Council will review the 2008 and 2014 targets in 2005, to assess the status of charters in other sectors, and to assess the impact of 6.1 on procurement of services from black-owned SME'S. The Charter Council will specifically review the targets for claims procurement in the short-term insurance sub-sector in 2005.