Intervention FF Plus stops possible offenses by the SAA with forced BEE at Bidvest
8 February 2016
A possible attempt of the SAA to contravene the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE) has been stopped after the B-BBEE Commission investigated the matter late last year and confronted the SAA about it, following a request by the FF Plus, Adv. Anton Alberts, the FF Plus’ parliamentary spokesperson on Trade and Industry said.
SAA had apparently instructed Bidvest last year to transfer 30% of its subsidiary which cleans aircraft toilets to a black empowerment partner of the SAA’s choice.
Bidvest said in reaction to this request that its subsidiary BidAir Services already had Black ownership of 63,42% and that black women have a 24,85% share in the enterprise. It had already surpassed the prescribed BEE requirements by far.
In a letter that the FF Plus has just received from the Commission’s acting Commissioner, Ms. Zodwa Ntuli, she states that the matter was investigated on the instruction of the Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, following a complaint by the FF Plus.