B-BBEE ICT Sector Code Self-Assessment

1. Have you checked that your business falls inside the scope of the ICT Sector Code, and recorded the answer?

(B-BBEE Act s9, sector code scope)

2. Do you know your size category (exempted micro enterprise, qualifying small enterprise or generic enterprise) under this sector code?

The generic bands (EME up to R10 million, QSE R10 to R50 million) were not confirmed for this code. A May 2026 industry submission proposed higher QSE revenue bands, but that is a proposal. Check the gazetted code and the Council's notices. (Sector code, size thresholds)

3. Do you hold the right proof of your level, either a verification certificate from an accredited agency or, where this sector code allows it, a sworn affidavit?

(Sector code, verification)

1. Do you know the black ownership of your business and can you prove it from your share register and agreements?

(Sector code, Ownership)

2. Do you track black people and black women at board, executive and management levels against the sector code's targets?

(Sector code, Management Control)

3. Do you spend on skills development for black people, and keep proof of the spend and the training?

(Sector code, Skills Development)

4. Do you buy from, and develop, black-owned and small suppliers, and track the spend and the support you give?

(Sector code, Enterprise and Supplier Development)

5. Do you make socio-economic contributions that benefit black people and keep proof?

(Sector code, Socio-Economic Development)

1. Do you know whether you are in the ICT sector for the purposes of the code (for example telecommunications, IT services, software or electronic communications), and recorded the basis?

(ICT Sector Code, scope)

2. If you are a foreign-owned or multinational ICT business, have you looked at equity equivalent investment programmes as an alternative to local ownership, and the Council's updated framework?

EEIPs are the mechanism at the centre of the dispute about foreign ICT licence holders. Reports say the ICT targets are traditionally more stringent than the generic codes. (ICT Sector Code, EEIP framework)

3. If you hold an ICASA licence, have you checked how its B-BBEE requirements link to the ICT Sector Code, including the Minister's 2025 proposed policy direction to align them?

(ICASA B-BBEE regulations, Policy Direction)

4. Are you following the Council's review and ready for changes in targets or rules when the amended code is published?

(ICT Sector Council review 2026)

1. Do you keep one evidence file per element each year, so a verifier or the sector council can check your claims?

(Sector code, verification)