This is the fourth article summarizing the draft amendments to DTIC's draft B-BBEE Code of Good Practice. For initial details, please see our previous article titled “Public Comments on B-BBEE Draft Good Practices and Draft Statement – Updated January 29, 2026.”
The draft statement can be accessed via the following hyperlink on the Department's website: https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/DraftCodeSeries-600-of-2026.pdf
Statement 600: Framework of Small Business Scorecard Objectives Covered by This Statement
Purpose of this statement
1.1 The purpose of this statement is to:
1.1.1 Specify the components of Broader Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) that can be measured by the Qualified Small Enterprise (QSE) Scorecard.
1.1.2 Specify a QSE scorecard.
1.1.3 Specifies the general statement (100-500) principles applicable to eligible small and medium-sized enterprises.
1.1.4 Specify a scorecard to measure the contribution of qualified small enterprises (QSEs) to B-BBEE.
1.1.5 The key measurement principles for measuring QSE contribution to B-BBEE are specified in Statement 000: General Principles and General Scorecard.
Qualification as a QSE
Companies with annual gross revenues of between R10 million and R50 million can qualify as a QSE, provided their qualification is not due to code evasion.
Eligible Small Business Scorecard
The following table represents the QSE scorecard and includes the scorecard elements and the weighting of each element.
Notice the inclusion of the Transformation Fund.
B-BBEE compliance of a QSE must be determined according to code 000. Matters relating to the application of the QSE scorecard that are not explicitly addressed in this scorecard must be addressed with respect to codes 100-500.
There will be no changes to the scorecard's ownership, management control, and skill development elements. In corporate and supplier development, some changes have been made to procurement spending from authorized suppliers, exempt EMEs and designated groups.
The inclusion of the Transformation Fund is noteworthy and is shown in the table below.
Please note that the award of bonus points also includes the 3-year contract.
Some minor changes have been made to the Annex 604(A) benefit factor matrix for grant contributions. These include performance-based payments, exclusion of derived benefits for the measured entity, repayment schedules, loan balances, minority investment value gains, and subsidy contributions to transformation funds that require full subsidy tied to a 100% benefit factor.
profit factor matrix
The Minister may amend or replace the benefit factor matrix by notice in the Gazette. Any changes will only apply to compliance reports prepared for covered entities during the first 12 months after publication of the revised or replaced Federal Register.
Readers are reminded to access the draft statement via the following hyperlink on the Department's website: https://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/DraftCodeSeries-600-of-2026.pdf
