BEE Affidavit

A BEE Certificate is only required for big companies with a turnover in excess of R50 million per annum. A BEE Certificate is a big expensive process which requires audits and site visits and is usually done by big accounting firms.  A BEE affidavit is required for EME’s and QSEs which are businesses with a turnover of less than R50 million per year.An EME is an exempt Micro Enterprise with a turnover of less than R10 million per annum.   A QSE  is a  Qualified Small Enterprise with a turnover of more than R10 million but less than R50 million per annum

A BEE affidavit is not a legal requirement for companies however it is often a compliance requirement for tender submission.  

Level 1 – 100% black ownedLevel 2 – between 99 and 51% black ownedLevel 4 (this is not a typo) – between 50% and 0% black owned vbLf vbLf vbLf & There is no level 3.Please note that a QSE level 4 can’t apply for a BEE affidavit, it has to apply for a BEE certific ate

Yes it does – it needs to be renewed annually from the date of issue.  It is also required to be commissioned by a Commissioner of oaths for validation.  

According to the Department of Trade and Industry a black person is defined as every race other than a white person who arrived in South Africa before 1994 and has a valid South African ID document.

A BEE affidavit is a declaration sworn in front of a Commissioner of Oaths of the measure of the black ownership of an entity. 

According to South African law, no one may charge for the certification of an affidavit. However, it is permissible to charge for compiling and preparing of the document. This is how our BEE affidavit service operates.

We have developed a user-friendly online system that incorporates all the legal requirements to generate a fully compliant BEE affidavit. The fee you pay covers the use of this system and the preparation of the document.

Once you`ve received your completed affidavit, you’ll need to have it signed and authenticated by a Commissioner of Oaths, as we are not permitted to certify our own documents ourselves.