The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) would like to warn the public, supply chain practitioners, investors, accounting officers/authorities, consultants, verification agencies, established and emerging business as well as business organisations that
individuals are issuing bogus Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Certificates.

Some of these individuals claim to be working for the dti, while others claim to be working for verifications agencies.

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