Category Archives: B

Beef Shorthorn Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa (BSCBSSA)

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The Society aims to promote and improve the breeding, genetic quality, and productivity of Shorthorn and Swedish Red cattle. It works to preserve the purity of these breeds, encourage their development through sound selection and production testing, and prevent contamination from other breeds. The Society maintains breed standards, pedigree records, and herd book registrations to ensure accurate documentation and genetic integrity. It also promotes participation in agricultural shows, approves and nominates qualified judges, and encourages the use of certified judges at cattle events. In addition, the Society supports the collection and evaluation of production and conformation data to improve breed performance and safeguard the interests of breeders. Overall, its purpose is to advance the development, recognition, and welfare of the Shorthorn and Swedish Red breeds while promoting the common interests of their breeders.

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BEEChamber (BEEC)

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The BEE Chamber was established by BEESA Group and has become South Africa’s largest BEE Practitioner membership organisation. The BEE Chamber provides information, support, guidance, services and software to BEE Practitioners who are responsible for managing a company’s B-BBEE Scorecard. Members of the BEE Chamber benefit from the most up-to-date interpretation of the B-BBEE legislation and are able to optimise scorecard point claims at the same time as effectively managing the related Fronting Practice risk.

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Bargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering & Allied Trades (BCFOOD)

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The primary function of the Bargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering & Allied Trades is to regulate relations between Management and Labour and to settle disputes between parties. We are registered by the Department of Labour in terms of section 29 of the LRA and are accredited by the CCMA for Arbitrations and Conciliations. In terms of section 28 parties to the council conclude collective agreements and the council enforces the agreement to prevent and resolve labour disputes.
At the request of the council ‘designated agents’ are appointed by the Minister to help enforce our collective agreement. Our agreement is extended to non-parties.

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B-BEE Commission (BBBEEC)

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We are established by Section 13B of B-BBEE Act 46 of 2013 and we have jurisdiction throughout the South Africa. We must be impartial and perform our functions without fear, favour or prejudice, in the most cost-effective manner and in accordance with the values and principles mentioned in section 195 of the Constitution. In terms of Section 13E, we are financed from money that is appropriated by Parliament for the B-BBEE Commission, and money lawfully received from any other source. The Auditor-General is mandated to audit our financial records every year.

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