The recently released Employment Equity report  shows that males continue to dominate at the top management level, although their representation at this level dropped by 6.1% from 86.2% in 2002 to 80.1% in 2012. Female representation increased by 6.1% from 13.7% in 2002 to 19.8% in 2012 at this level.

The buzz in the procurement and supply chain industry for 2013 definitely has to be the revision of the codes of good practice published by Minister Rob Davies on 27 September 2012. These codes ensure that the principle of black ownership reclaims its position on the Broad-Based BEE scorecard.