From Awareness to Action

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From Awareness to Action 2nd Annual Tourism
BEE Conference Cape Town International
Convention Centre (CTICC) 19th September 2008
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From the 2005 Scorecard to Implementation of
Tourism Sector Code
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POST-1994 WE HAVE A PLAN LET THE WILL OF THE
PEOPLE GOVERN

• Constitution gave rise to economic
  transformation
• Era of RDP and related initiatives
• New preferential landscape
• Legislation such as PPPFA came into being
• Price/Functionality 80/20 or 90/10
• Emergence of BEE Strategy
• Narrow-based BEE
• Focus on Ownership and Management Control

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BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACT 53 of
2003/4

• Introduced Codes of Good Practice implementing
  framework
• Provided direction to organs of state on how to
  influence BEE using levers such as
• Preferential Procurement, concessions, licencing
  and PPPs
• Set out approach to the development of Sector
  Charters.

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TOURISM GROWTH STRATEGY
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DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM BEE CHARTER

• Consultations Commitments from the industry
• specific targets within an agreed timeframe
• Two milestones - 2009 and 2014
• 2009 - focus HUMAN CAPACITY
• 2014 overall PARTICIPATION
• Ownership exemption for R5 m and below

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TOURISM BEE CHARTER COUNCIL AND ITS PLAN OF
ACTION

• Appointed October 2005
• Key PoAs
• Baseline Study on the state of tourism
• Transformation in SA
• Public Sector Procurement review
• Self Assessment Tools
• Incentive and Recognition Programme

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GAZETTING OF THE DTIs GENERIC CODE OF GOOD
PRACTICE - 9 FEBRUARY 2008

• Had far reaching impact on the Tourism BEE
  Charter
• Introduced new concepts and principles e.g.
• EMEs
• QSE
• Recognition Levels
• Tourism Charter to be aligned before being
  gazetted under Section 9 of the Act

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INSTITUTIONALISATION OF TOURISM EMPOWERMENT
COUNCIL OF SA (TECSA)

• TECSA institutionalised 2007
• Ensure independence and autonomy
• S21 companies not an option
• Unit of South African Tourism
• Accountable
• Mandate Minister - DEAT
• Admin SA Tourism - DEAT
• Structure

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GAZETTING OF THE DRAFT TOURISM SECTOR CODE - 20
JUNE 2008

• First Sector to gazette under Section 9 of
  the Act
• Code is legally binding on the public sector
• Comments have been received by the dti
• Key one is the configuration of the sector by
  SMEs
• Way forward await dti to review all comments
• Final Code to be promulgated

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Our road from 2005 to 2008
Tourism Scorecard 2005
BBBEE Act 2003
Constitution PPPFA
TOURISM GROWTH STRATEGY
BEE Charter Council 2005
DTI CODES 2007
TOURISM CODES 2008
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TOURISM EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL OF SA TECSA TEL
011 384 7630/28 EMAIL www.tourismbeechart
er.co.za