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36 questions
POPIA Compliance Self-Assessment
36 yes/no questions across the eight POPIA conditions for lawful processing, plus PAIA, direct marketing and cross-border transfers. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps, each with the template or action that closes it.
20 questions
B-BBEE Self-Assessment
20 yes/no questions on where your business stands under the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act and the Amended Codes of Good Practice: how you are classified, your certificate or affidavit, the five scorecard elements, and fronting. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
Construction Regulations 2014 Self-Assessment
11 yes/no questions on the Construction Regulations 2014 (made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act). You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
10 questions
Property Practitioners Act Self-Assessment
10 yes/no questions on the Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
9 questions
PSIRA Self-Assessment
9 yes/no questions on the Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
8 questions
Non-Profit Organisations Act Self-Assessment
8 yes/no questions on the Non-Profit Organisations Act 71 of 1997 as amended in 2022. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
6 questions
Pension Funds Act (Employer Contributions) Self-Assessment
6 yes/no questions on section 13A of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 and the FSCA conduct standard on paying contributions. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
7 questions
Immigration Act (Employer Duties) Self-Assessment
7 yes/no questions on the employer duties in the Immigration Act 13 of 2002. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
6 questions
Food Premises Hygiene (R638) Self-Assessment
6 yes/no questions on Regulation R638 of 2018 under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
6 questions
CIPC Beneficial Ownership Filing Self-Assessment
6 yes/no questions on the beneficial ownership filing requirement under the Companies Act and the 2023 Companies Regulations. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE Agri Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Agri Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE Marketing, Advertising and Communication Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Marketing, Advertising and Communication Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE Construction Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Construction Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
14 questions
B-BBEE Financial Sector Code Self-Assessment
14 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Financial Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE Forestry Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Forestry Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE ICT Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE ICT Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
14 questions
B-BBEE Property Sector Code Self-Assessment
14 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Property Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE Tourism Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Tourism Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
13 questions
B-BBEE Transport Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Transport Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
37 questions
BCEA Self-Assessment (Basic Conditions of Employment)
37 yes/no questions on working hours, leave, written particulars, records, pay, deductions and termination under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, each tied to the section it comes from. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
10 questions
CIDB Self-Assessment (Contractors)
10 yes/no questions for construction contractors who work, or want to work, on public contracts: your CIDB registration, grade and class, keeping it valid, tender and subcontractor practice, and prompt payment. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
14 questions
COIDA Self-Assessment (Injury on Duty Cover)
14 yes/no questions on your duties under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act: registering with the Compensation Fund, the yearly Return of Earnings, your letter of good standing, reporting accidents, and records. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
22 questions
Companies Act Self-Assessment
22 yes/no questions on running a South African company under the Companies Act: records and registers, annual return and beneficial ownership, financial statements, directors' duties, and governance. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
Competition Act Self-Assessment
12 yes/no questions on the Competition Act: dealings with competitors, dealings with suppliers and customers, abuse of a dominant position, mergers and acquisitions, and training. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
23 questions
Consumer Protection Act Self-Assessment
23 yes/no questions on how you sell to consumers under the Consumer Protection Act: marketing and prices, contracts and plain language, delivery, quality and returns, and services. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
Cybercrimes Act Self-Assessment
11 yes/no questions on how the Cybercrimes Act touches your business: not committing cyber offences, protecting systems, preserving evidence, reporting, and the extra duties of electronic communications service providers and financial institutions. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
ECTA Self-Assessment (Online Selling and Contracts)
12 yes/no questions on the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act: what your website must tell customers, the seven-day cooling-off right, unsolicited messages, electronic contracts and signatures, and keeping records. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
16 questions
EEA Self-Assessment (Employment Equity)
16 yes/no questions on the Employment Equity Act: protection from unfair discrimination, whether you are a designated employer, your employment equity plan, the yearly report and sectoral targets. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
FAIS Self-Assessment (Financial Services Providers)
12 yes/no questions for businesses that advise on or sell financial products: your FSCA licence, key individuals and representatives, fit and proper requirements, disclosure and conduct, conflicts of interest and compliance. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
20 questions
FICA Self-Assessment (Anti-Money Laundering)
20 yes/no questions on the Financial Intelligence Centre Act for businesses on Schedule 1 (accountable institutions): registration, your risk management and compliance programme, knowing your client, record keeping, reporting and training. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
Income Tax Self-Assessment (Business)
12 yes/no questions on a small business's income tax duties: registering, returns, provisional tax, employees' tax (PAYE), records and the small business concessions. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
Joint Standards Self-Assessment (IT Governance and Cyber Resilience)
12 yes/no questions for regulated financial institutions on Joint Standard 1 of 2023 (IT governance and risk management) and Joint Standard 2 of 2024 (cybersecurity and cyber resilience): board oversight, risk, controls, third parties, testing, and reporting incidents to the regulators. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
18 questions
King IV Self-Assessment (Corporate Governance)
18 yes/no questions on the 16 King IV principles for organisations (a 17th applies to institutional investors): ethical leadership, strategy, the board, risk, technology, compliance, remuneration, assurance and stakeholders. King V now succeeds King IV for financial years starting on or after 1 January 2026, so use this to check your foundations. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
14 questions
King V Self-Assessment (Corporate Governance)
14 yes/no questions on the themes of the King V Code: ethical leadership, a clear board role and committees, strategy and sustainability, risk and technology, stakeholders, and the standard disclosure. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
25 questions
LRA Self-Assessment (Labour Relations)
25 yes/no questions on fair dismissal, discipline, retrenchment, fixed-term and temporary staff, and union and workplace forum rights under the Labour Relations Act and the 2025 Code of Good Practice: Dismissal. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
MFMA Self-Assessment (Municipal Finance)
11 yes/no questions for municipalities and municipal entities: the municipal manager's duties, paying creditors, monthly and mid-year reporting, annual financial statements and annual report, and supply chain and irregular spending. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
10 questions
Mining Charter Self-Assessment
10 yes/no questions for holders of mining rights on the Mining Charter and related duties: ownership, procurement, employment equity, skills, community development and reporting. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
National Health Act Self-Assessment
11 yes/no questions for health care providers and establishments: records, confidentiality and consent, complaints, the duties of private health establishments, and standards. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
9 questions
National Minimum Wage Self-Assessment
9 yes/no questions on the National Minimum Wage Act: whether everyone is paid at least the minimum, how you calculate the hourly rate, special categories, deductions, and records. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
National Credit Act Self-Assessment
12 yes/no questions for businesses that lend money or sell on credit: whether you must register as a credit provider, checking affordability, giving clear disclosure, dealing with default, and keeping records. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
NEMA Self-Assessment (Environmental Management)
12 yes/no questions on the National Environmental Management Act and related environmental laws: the duty of care, environmental authorisations for listed activities, incidents, waste, air and water licences, and records. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
28 questions
OHSA Self-Assessment (Occupational Health and Safety)
28 yes/no questions on the employer's duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act: policy and risk control, who is accountable, training, health and safety representatives and committees, incidents, and the workplace regulations. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
16 questions
PAIA Self-Assessment (Access to Information)
16 yes/no questions on the duties of a private business under the Promotion of Access to Information Act: your PAIA manual, who handles requests, how you respond, and how it links to POPIA. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
PFMA Self-Assessment (Public Finance Management)
11 yes/no questions for national and provincial departments and public entities: the accounting officer or authority, budget control, financial statements, audit, supply chain and irregular spending, and reporting. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
Public Procurement Self-Assessment
12 yes/no questions on public procurement in South Africa, for suppliers who bid for government work and for public bodies that buy: the framework that applies now, registration on the supplier database, tax and B-BBEE proof, fair process, and the new Public Procurement Act. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
12 questions
Skills Development Self-Assessment (Act and Levies)
12 yes/no questions on the Skills Development Levies Act and the Skills Development Act: whether you pay the levy, which SETA you belong to, your workplace skills plan and annual training report, and the grants you can claim back. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
Tax Administration Act Self-Assessment
11 yes/no questions on dealing with SARS under the Tax Administration Act: registering and keeping details current, returns, records, penalties, audits, objections and disclosure. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
11 questions
UIF Self-Assessment (Unemployment Insurance)
11 yes/no questions on your duties as an employer under the Unemployment Insurance Acts: registering, deducting and paying contributions, declaring employees every month, and the documents employees need to claim. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
16 questions
VAT Act Self-Assessment
16 yes/no questions on VAT for South African businesses: whether you must be registered, tax invoices, claiming input tax, returns and payments, and records. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
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