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50+ B2B Referrals, Catalyst to New Business Growth 4 June 2021
Longevity has opened a new opportunity for older, skilled, and experienced people to engage with small business to offer their services as business developers. This demand economy type service is beneficial to both parties With today’s competitive times bringing in

A Celebration of Africa’s Renaissance 25 May 2021
The Africa of Kwame Nkrumah The African continent is unique in many respects, be it the diversity in people and languages of the 55 countries that make her up, a history of colonisation largely by the British, Portuguese, French, Spanish,

Do We Truly Know what it Means to be Free 30 April 2021
Food for thought on Freedom Day The livelihoods and social fabrics of communities living in villages, growth points, districts, towns and cities dotted across Africa have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic impact caused by lock downs,

Congratulations Huawei Technologies South Africa (Pty) for Achieving a Level 2 B-BBEE Rating! 29 April 2021
Achieving this B-BBEE Level would not have been possible without the dedicated ladies at Huawei and so we’d like to take this opportunity to send a huge shout-out and show our appreciation to Shumbi Mutangadura and Thozama Mathlape from

A Prominent Verification Agency for the Mining Sector! 20 April 2021
We Power Business to Empower People As leaders in the B-BBEE field, we are one of the few Verification Agencies accredited under all of the sector codes; one of the key sectors we pride ourselves on as experts on is

Bigen celebrates 50 years of “doing good while doing business” 16 April 2021
Our beginnings were humble as it started with the establishment of a small engineering consultancy in Polokwane, South Africa, in 1971 During the past 50 years, we have grown and transformed from a traditional engineering consultancy operating from one office

Youth Employment: Finding Alternative Opportunities in the Township Economy 12 April 2021
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt across a variety of key economic sectors in South Africa, with an anticipated loss of over 1 million jobs and the unemployment rate potentially rising to above 50% Young South Africans

Important B-BEE Affidavit Criteria 26 March 2021
How important is the accuracy of your EME supplier on record? It has become more important than ever to ensure the accuracy of EME recordings under the Procurement element. This is due to various reasons which QSE and Generic

Scramble for Covid-19 Vaccine Exposes Pitfalls of Africa’s Pittance Investment in Research and Development 24 March 2021
By McLean Sibanda, Ph.D., Managing Director Bigen Global Limited and author of the book Nuts & Bolts – Strengthening Africa’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, and innovation expert that has worked throughout the country and has advised SADC, AU, various governments

Top Tips to Consider when Planning Your next Virtual Event 1 March 2021
In the world of Virtual Events, one ‘size’ does NOT fit all Ever finished an online meeting and felt completely drained? Of course you have. That’s the last feeling your guests should have after attending your virtual event. Here’s our

SANAS R47-03 and its Impact on Measured Entities 26 February 2021
On the 7th of October 2020, the SANAS R47-03 came into effect, and it will, without a doubt, have an impact on the Measured Entities’ B-BBEE Verification process. The R47-03, which replaces the R47-02 document, clarifies the roles of the