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BEE VERIFICATION: Get it right the first time
Verification is a costly and nerve-wracking experience for any BEE compliant organisation. The process of BEE Verification was enacted by the Department of Trade and…
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NPI Release SMME Funding Report
JOHANNESBURG, 3rd June 2019– NPI Governance Consulting is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural SMME Funding in South Africa Report 2018/2019 on Monday 3rd June 2019. The…
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BEE VERIFICATION: Get it right the first time
Verification is a costly and nerve-wracking experience for any BEE compliant organisation. The process of BEE Verification was enacted by the Department of Trade and…
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NPI Release SMME Funding Report
JOHANNESBURG, 3rd June 2019– NPI Governance Consulting is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural SMME Funding in South Africa Report 2018/2019 on Monday 3rd June 2019. The…
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25 Years of Nation Building to Transformation
17 April, 2019, JOHANNESBURG – NPI Governance Consulting, in partnership with leading independent management consulting firm IQbusiness, is proud to release the “25 Years of Nation…
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Mining Charter Implementation Guidelines & Amendments to the Mining Charter published
The long awaited Mining Charter Implementation Guideline was finally gazetted on December 19th 2018 (just when most companies closed down for the festive season holidays). The…
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WTO vs Mining Charter III: a potential conflict brewing? ©
There are some South African attorneys that of the view that the new procurement provisions in the new charter may be in contravention of the…
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Local content could trigger and bolster local enterprise and supplier development
Have we reached a stage in South Africa where we are comfortable with our local suppliers that we can replace or reduce foreign suppliers to…
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The Transformational Success of NPI’s 1-Year Internship Programme
On the back of the 2018 Presidential Job Summit held in Midrand this past week, NPI Governance Consulting is proud to announce the success of…
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Are Mining Communities to benefit under the new Mining Charter? ©
The pronouncement on the South African Mining Charter III, while it is welcomed as a step forward in creating certainty in the mining industry has…
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New Proposed changes to the Companies Act
The Department of Trade & Industry has published some changes to the 2008 Companies Act. The Bill proposes a number of governance related amendments to…
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SA Cabinet approves Mining Charter III
The overdue Mining Charter III has been approved by the South African Cabinet, under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa. In addition, Cabinet has also…
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The South African Stakeholder Imperative
Whilst international business is also challenged with the task of creating intrinsic value for all stakeholders not just the shareholder, how much more complex is…
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Announcing New Members to the NPI Governance Consulting Board
Johannesburg, 07th August 2018 - NPI Governance Consulting announced today that they have appointed Happy Ntshingila as Non-Executive Chairman of the board. Happy Ntshingila comes…
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Meet our new Transformation Manager
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Kelebogile Ntsimane to Transformation Manager of NPI Governance Consulting. Kele has been with NPI for a year…
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Mining Charter Requirement Unrealistic?
Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (commonly known simply as “BEE”) has played a large role in South Africa’s business landscape over the past 16 years. BEE…
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South Africa’s Magnificent win over England
South Africa and England have been playing each other in Test Rugby since 1906. The game held at Ellis Park Saturday 9th June marked the…
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Partnering for enterprise development that makes business sense
When multinational optical and opto-electronic technology company, ZEISS South Africa, wanted to improve its Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) status, it enlisted the…
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Our CEO’s GrowCo Diary: Savouring the Last Moments
According to organizers, “GrowCo, Inc. Magazine‘s Grow Your Company Conference, is exclusively aimed at growth strategies, over 3 days with a line-up of business experts, interactive…
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Our CEO’s GrowCo Diary: The Early Bird’s Morning Routine
With over 500 delegates attending day 2 of GrowCO, it was started the ideal way, with a breakfast presentation by co-author, Benjamin Spall, of the…
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Our CEO’s GrowCo Diary: The Great Game of Business
NPI CEO, Israel Noko participated at day 1 of the GrowCO in New Orleans. This conference brings together top US entrepreneurs to engage with other…
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B-BBEE RESEARCH & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON SOUTH AFRICA’S MINING AND PROPERTY SECTORS
NPI Governance Consulting is happy to announce the release of the Mining and Property portion of our B-BBEE Research & Thought Leadership series. The aim…
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Pace of transformation in South Africa
On the back of Mark Lamberti's resignation as CEO of Imperial Group, and the Boards of Business Leadership South African and Eskom, NPI Chief Executive…
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NPI Governance Consulting supports informed Youth Career Choices
NPI CEO, Israel Noko, with Learners from Phomolong Secondary School. On April 04th2018, Future Skills held its second annual Gauteng, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and…
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DTI Minister gazettes significant changes to BEE Codes
Johannesburg, April 3 2018: Last week, the Department of Trade & Industry gazetted today (for 60 day public commentary), a significant changes to the Amended…
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Accounting for BEE transactions under IFRS for SMEs
For several years, companies have been able to issue equity instruments to black people or entities controlled by black people at a discount to fair…
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NPI WSP AND ATR SUBMISSION WORKSHOP
The Skills Development element is a priority element under the amended B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice. Points earned under the Skills Development element will not…
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NPI B-BBEE Research & Thought Leadership Quarterly Magazine
NPI Governance Consulting is proud to announce its quarterly magazine around B-BBEE Research & Thought Leadership. The NPI Team, which has over a combined 45…
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NPI Governance Consulting nominated as a finalist at the Oliver Top Empowerment Awards
NPI Governance Consulting has been nominated in the category for the “Fast Growth Black Owned SMME” at the prestigious 17th Oliver Top Empowerment Awards taking…
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B-BBEE Transformation in South Africa on Business Day TV
Recently, Mr Israel Noko, the CEO of NPI Governance Consulting and Ms Lynn Madeley, CEO at Havas Southern Africa, shared their views on B-BBEE Transformation…
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NPI Employment Equity Workshop
NPI will be having our last Employment Equity Workshop for the year, make sure you book your spot. Date: 23rd November 2017 Time: 09h00 to…
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Employment Equity Workshop
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR EEA2 AND EEA4 AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR? With the window period open for Employment Equity Submissions, NPI…
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Airbus Helicopter Southern Africa achieves 100% BEE compliance
NPI Governance Consulting has assisted in getting Airbus Helicopter Southern Africa their Level 4 B-BBEE rating in the latest BEE verification audit conducted by BEE…
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Anticipated with bated breath: The new Mining Charter
NPI Article (June 26 2017): It has been over ten days since the gazetting of the Mining Charter on the 15 June 2017, and the…
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NPI Employment Equity Workshop
The objective of the NPI Governance Consulting Employment Equity Workshop is to equip managers and Employment Equity committee members with the necessary knowledge and…
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DTI changes the threshold for BEE Ownership Transactions
The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) has gazetted some interesting new changes with regards to the BEE Transactional thresholds. This is a significant development…
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NPI Governance Consulting appoints new Chief Strategy Officer
Johannesburg (June 7 2017): Leading B-BBEE Advisory company, NPI Governance Consulting, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jimmy Furstenburg as its Chief Strategy Officer,…
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US/SA Bilateral discussions win favour amongst black participants
Two weeks past saw the beginning of a first of its kind United States/ Africa initiated investment conference on the backdrop of the Word Economic…
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Forestry industry gets in line with Amended BEE Codes
The Department of Trade & Industry gazetted the Amended Forest Sector Code. This Code came into effect from that date and there is no transition…
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WORKPLACE SKILLS PLAN (WSP) AND ANNUAL TRAINING REPORT (ATR) DEADLINE in 12 WORKING DAYS!
The deadline for the submission of your business' Workplace Skills Plan as well as the Annual Training Report to your respective SETA's is on the 30th…
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BEE Commissioner Practice Guide: Application of the Flow through Principle to QSE & EME
In an attempt to curb fronting and abuse of the fictitious value accruing to Black people in BEE ownership transactions, the BEECommission has issues a…
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NPI CEO, Israel Noko, presents paper to Parliament on Transformation in Financial Services Sector
NPI Governance Consulting CEO, Israel Noko, spent the day in parliament yesterday delivering a paper on transformation in the financial services sector as part of…
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International Women’s Day 2017 – Owning the Transformation Agenda
It was Circa 1997 when the Fourth Conference on Women delivered the Beijing Declaration http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/declar.htm , where there was a mass exodus that resulted in a paradigm…
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VAT liabilities for Non-Executive Directors
A SARS ruling that Non-executive Directors are required to register and charge VAT where they earn director’s fees exceeding the compulsory VAT registration threshold of R1…
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In Living Transformation
As I reflect on Transformation from my own experiences in this dynamic journey. I remember vividly how, on my fourth job and in between stints…
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NPI Governance Consulting appoints new Head of Corporate Services
Our birthday month has come with much fan fair, one of which was the honour of welcoming a new staff member in the form of Ms. Portia Motloung. Portia joins…
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Enterprise Development Loans: Beware of the tax consequences!!!
All small business owners will say that cash-flow is one of their biggest challenges as they grow their businesses and create jobs. In many cases,…
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NPI Governance Consulting celebrates their 5-year milestone in business
Five years ago in the month of February, a young and aspiring businessman named Israel Noko, decided to forego a lucrative career in the Transformation…
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Small Business Lifeline in New Tender Rules effective April 2017
Government has finally announced the changes to the Preferential Procurement Regulations. The question we need to be asking is to whom exactly are the changes most…
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SARS rules on BEE donations-related tax consequences
Section 55 of the Income Tax Act of 1962 defines a 'donation' as any gratuitous disposal of property, including any gratuitous waiver or renunciation of…
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Minister Rob Davies Extends the Empowering Supplier Status
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies has extended the automatic recognition of the Empowering Supplier Status to all entities within South Africa…
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DTI gazettes proposed thresholds for major BEE transactions
Dr Rob Davies, the Minister of Trade and Industry, announced in the Government Gazette dated 8 November 2016 that the proposed threshold for registration of…
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ICT industry gets its own BEE Sector Codes
The Department of Trade & industry published Amended ICT sector BEE Codes in the Government Gazette on November 7 2016. To date, this effectively…
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Breaking News!! Empowering Supplier status now a GUARANTEE says Dti
The Empowering Supplier status of an entity has long been a thorn in the proverbial side of any business embarking on a BEE Verification process.…
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Tax implications on BEE Transactions
SARS issued a binding private ruling (BPR 253) which deals with the donations tax implications in a situation whereby a new Black shareholder has entered…
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NPI Governance Consulting Nominated for Graduate Recruitment Programme Facilitation
We are extremely proud to announce that NPI Governance Consulting has been nominated to receive a certificate for participating in the Vaal University of Technology…
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PPPFA to be repealed says the President of the Republic, Jacob Zuma
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says for any economy to succeed, the majority of citizens must have a meaningful role to play beyond being workers.…
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5 Golden Rules for running a successful Enterprise and Supplier Development Program
The month of September has seen NPI Governance Consulting making inroads through partnering with the IQ Business’ annual Executive Forum Smart Growth (www.growth.co.za) hosted in…
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ABP CALLED TO RETRACT MISLEADING STATEMENT REGARDING ITS ACCREDITATION AS AN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROFESSIONAL
MEDIA RELEASE DATE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2016 The B-BBEE Commission has instructed the Association of B-BBEE Professionals (ABP) to publicly retract the statement it issued suggesting…
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BEE Commission slaps the wrist of ABP!!!!
Here we go, here we go, here we go!!!!!!! The BEE Commission is REALLY making its presence felt. A couple of days ago, the Associtation…
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BEE Commission publishes the Procedures for Non-Binding BEE Advisory Opinion
Once again, the B-BBEE Commission is proactively demonstrating that it is serious about its role in addressing some of the unintended consequence around Broad-Based…
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BEE Commission publishes the Procedures for Non-Binding BEE Advisory Opinions
Once again, the BEE Commission is proactively demonstrating that it is serious about its role in addressing some of the unintended consequence around Broad-Based BEE. …
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The BEE Commission means business!!!
The BEE Commission has been very busy this week, and we have seen them flex their muscles as it pertains to ensuring that the spirit…
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NPI Governance Consulting launches new website
NPI Governance Consulting is pleased to announce the launch of their new website (www.npiconsulting.co.za) and we invite visitors to explore its recently published news. The…
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Cheryl Carolus appointed as Chairperson of NPI Governance Consulting
Johannesburg, August 16 2016: NPI Governance Consulting is pleased to announce that prominent businesswoman, Cheryl Carolus has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairperson of NPI Governance…
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NPI Governance Consulting becomes the first ISO 9001 Accredited B-BBEE Advisory Firm in South Africa
Johannesburg, July 12 2016 - It is with great pleasure to announce that NPI Governance Consulting has finally met the requirements of being an ISO…
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Pioneering Equitable Growth
As questions are asked about how transformed South Africa has really become more than a decade since the introduction of BEE legislation, the public and…
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The ugly face of B-BBEE fronting
Fronting has been around for a long time and, despite sterling efforts to eliminate it, is widely prevalent. “Essentially the practice involves attempting to score…
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How to Seal that BEE Deal
In South Africa, as in the rest of the world, business shareholders focus on annual returns and dividends. For companies in South Africa, being B-BBEE-compliant…
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Should a Wife Trust a Trust?
Since the introduction of BEE in 2003, fronting has become an increasingly common practice. Fronting often involves white business owners, who in order to gain…
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Trumping Provision
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies has announced that the Trumping Provision of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, 2013 came…
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Establishment of the BEE Commission
Most of us who have in BEE Advisory or consulting would agree that BEE has not really achieved what was originally intended. In fact, one…
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Sustainable local community engagement in the Renewable Energy industry
The Department of Energy (DoE)’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), which outlines the criteria for Independent Power Producers to gain operating licenses, places…
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Economic Development in the Renewable Energy Space
Sustainable energy supply is a matter of urgency for South Africa, with industry experts and power producer Eskom warning of imminent energy deficit. Procuring alternative…
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Transformation in the Agricultural sector
February 28, 2013 marked the end of the sixty day public commentary period for the draft Agri-BEE Codes of Good Practice. This AgriBEE codes were…
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