Industry

Khuthaza and BEE

We are a signatory to the Construction Charter and actively support the implementation of the BEE Codes of Good Practice as they provide us with a framework through which we can work closely with the industry to drive meaningful transformation that adds value to the sector.

The elements of BEE outlined in the Codes of Good Practice include:

Ownership
Leadership and Control
Employment Equity
Skills Development
Enterprise Development
Procurement
Socio-economic Development

Transformation is an important issue for the housing and construction industries and it is a particularly critical concern for women in the industry. BEE and the Codes of Good Practice will begin to play a greater role in future. It is therefore important that anyone wishing to succeed in the built environment familiarise themselves with the industry’s transformation framework.

The industry has taken a long-term approach towards BEE. A proactive win-win attitude will ensure that the BEE codes are used to:

Bring more people into the economy
Develop our skills base
Spread ownership more widely
Assist in the development of smaller businesses
Widen and strengthen an industry’s supplier base
Encourage the promotion of management skills
Contribute to the socio-economic development of the nation as a whole
Promote productivity and economic competitiveness
Contribute toward the development of a thriving, healthy and safe country

The Codes of Good Practice will be binding on all state and public entities. Government will apply the Codes when entering into contracts related to:

Procurement
Licensing and Concessions
Public Private Partnerships
The Sale of State-owned Entities

The private sector, therefore, will need to comply with the Codes if they wish to do business with government in these areas. Any industry role-player involved in the supply chain of government projects will eventually need to contribute to transformation and be rated on that contribution. Companies can improve their access to opportunities if they implement the Codes and have their BEE status verified.

Our strategic growth plan offers sponsors and partners with a number of opportunities to work together in maximising the impact of transformation to the benefit of all.

Khuthaza and the 7 elements of BEE

Ownership	Khuthaza is establishing an investment company to enable collective investment opportunities for women involved in the sector.
Leadership and Control	We aim to offer high level leadership programmes for women with the potential to play strategic roles in the industry. We also aim to assist the industry in finding women with the relevant skills and potential to fulfil these leadership positions.
Employment Equity	Our network of women is growing. We thus offer a pool from which industry role-players can identify talent.
Skills Development	We see ourselves as a talent pipeline for the construction industry. We make it a priority to identify and develop valuable technical and business skills and as such offer a number of skills development programmes.
Enterprise Development	Khuthaza has significant experienced in contractor development. Partner with us in developing the skills within women owned construction businesses. Through a number of initiatives we can work together to increase the capacity of these businesses and the value they can add to your supply chain.
Procurement	Enterprise Development and Procurement provide us with an opportunity to develop the capacity of women owned businesses at the same time bringing these companies into the supply chain.
Socio-economic Development	Contributions to the organisation enable us to bring more women into the economy, into the sector, and to move up within its ranks. Contributions to Khuthaza qualify for full points.

Contact us to find out more about our current offerings and plans for the future. We are working toward a point of being able to offer you support in all aspects of transformation. Your SED contributions will contribute significantly toward this effort.

Enterprise Development and Socio-economic Development Contributions to Khuthaza

Your qualifying contribution will enable Khuthaza to provide career and business development support to women in the industry through the following:

Personal and career development programmes for students
Assistance to students seeking work experience
Industry awareness for new entrants to the sector
Workshops and training for emerging contractors
Acting as a bridge between emerging contractors and the established sector
Career development advice and support for women
Leadership programmes
Professional Development programmes for women across the industry
Advocacy
Education and information related to BEE
Developing our database of women with industry related skills and businesses

Contributions can take a number of forms including:

Financial donations
Volunteering time and skills
Holding training and workshops at your premises
Speaking at our workshops
Donating training materials
Providing training venues

We are committed to working together to develop women’s talents and businesses in the construction sector. Contributions to Khuthaza (financial and in-kind) should qualify for either Enterprise Development or Socio-economic development points. Please contact us to discuss ways in which we may partner to create value for the industry.