Directorate: Curriculum FET

SUBJECT AND BUSINESS STUDIES GRADE 12

GRADE

TERM 1 WEEK 2 4 HOURS

TOPIC RECENT LEGISLATIONS_PART 2

OBJECTIVES OF At the end of the lesson, you should be able to answer the following questions:
THE LESSON
BBBEE, NCA, CPA Explain / Outline the purpose of the Act

Evaluate / Discuss / Explain the impact on businesses

• Advantages

• Disadvantages

Suggest / Recommend ways in which business can comply with the Act

Discuss the consequences / penalties for non-compliance

Outline / Explain the action regarded as discriminatory

BBBEE Distinguish / Differentiate between Black Empowerment & BBBEE Act

Discuss/Analyse the implications (positives and negatives) of the REVISED FIVE pillars on
businesses

Recommend / Suggest ways in which businesses could apply the revised FIVE pillars of
BBBEE in the work place

NCA The rights of the consumers in terms of the NCA

CPA The rights of the consumers in terms of the CPA

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RESOURCES PAPER BASED RESOURCES DIGITAL RESOURCES

● WCED Grade 12 Business Studies Core Notes (2020): p. 16 - 24 ● Core Notes:

● BSTD Revision for the Final Exam Workbook (2019): Environments https://wcedeportal.co.za/eresource/131601

● Via Afrika Business Studies Grade 12 Learner's Book https://wcedeportal.co.za/eresource/131726

● Platinum Business Studies Grade 12 Learner's Book https://wcedeportal.co.za/eresource/79756

● Oxford Successful Business Studies Grade 12 Learner's Book

● Solutions for a Business Studies Grade 12 Learner's Book ● 2016 - 2019 NSC Exam Papers & Memos

● Focus Business Studies Grade 12 Learner's Book https://wcedeportal.co.za/past-papers

INTRODUCTION The Acts were introduced to redress the imbalances of the past in the economy. The aim of the Acts is to ensure that
transformation takes place in the economy.

You must focus on the following FIVE aspects, namely: who, what, why, how is it working & recommendations when you are
working through this lessons.

CONCEPTS AND You are required to know the concepts and their meaning in order to gain a better understanding of the content of Recent
SKILLS Legislations.

CONCEPTS: ABBREVIATIONS AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATIONS

ABBREVIATION ACT PURPOSE

BBBEE BROAD BASED BLACK ECONOMIC Enable wealth to be spread more broadly across all
EMPOWERMENT
population groups.

NCA NATIONAL CREDIT ACT Promotes the social and financial interest of consumers.
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CPA CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT Promote and protect the economic interests of consumers by providing
access to information.

Middle Order Question Middle Order Question

1. Explain / Outline the purpose of the Act [BBBEE, NCA, 2. Evaluate / Discuss / Explain the impact of the Acts on
CPA] businesses [BBBEE, NCA, CPA]

● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes: ● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes:

Pages: 16, 20 & 22 Pages: 16, 20 & 22

● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you. ● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you.

Higher Order Question Middle Order Question

3. Suggest / Recommend ways in which business can comply 4. Discuss the consequences / penalties for non-compliance
with the Act [BBBEE, NCA, CPA] [BBBEE, NCA, CPA]

● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes: ● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes:

Pages: 17, 21 & 23 Pages: 17 & 21

● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you. ● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you.

Middle Order Question Middle Order Question

5. Outline / Explain the action regarded as discriminatory 6. Distinguish / Differentiate between Black Empowerment &
[BBBEE, NCA, CPA] BBBEE Act

● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes: ● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you.

Pages: 16, 20 & 22

● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you. Please note that:

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BEE: Consists‌‌of‌‌two‌‌empowerment‌‌elements‌‌that‌‌

measures‌‌black‌‌participation‌‌in‌‌the‌‌economy‌‌through:‌‌

● equity‌‌ownership:‌‌and‌‌

● ‌management‌‌representation‌‌in‌‌‌businesses‌

BBBEE: Aims‌‌to‌‌accelerate‌‌the‌‌participation‌‌of‌‌black‌‌

people‌‌in‌‌the‌‌economy‌‌by‌‌encouraging‌‌change‌‌in‌‌

the‌‌following‌‌key‌‌areas‌‌of‌‌business:‌‌‌

● Management control

● Skills development

● Ownership

● Enterprise and supplier development (ESD)

● Socio-economic development/social responsibility ‌

Middle Order Question Higher Order Question

7. Discuss/Analyse the implications (positives and negatives) 8. Recommend / Suggest ways in which businesses could apply
of the REVISED FIVE pillars on businesses the revised pillars of BBBEE in the work place

● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes: Management ● Business must ensure that transformation
control is implemented at all levels.
Pages: 18 & 19
● Appoint black people in senior executive
● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you.
positions/to management.

● Involve black people in the decision-

Please Note: The word “implication” in this context means making processes.
“what businesses should do in order to comply with this Act and
Skills ● Business must engage black employees in
what are the things that are preventing them from
development
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implementing this Act. skills development initiatives.

● Provide learnerships and learning

programmes to black employees.

● Business must contribute 1% of their

payroll to fund the skills development

program

Ownership ● Business should include black people in

shareholding/partnerships/franchises.

● Encourage small black investors to invest

in big companies and share ownership.

● More opportunities are created for black

people to become owners/ entrepreneurs.

Enterprise & ● Business must create jobs as ESD promotes

Supplier local manufacturing.
Development
● Identify black owned suppliers that are
[ESD]
able to supply goods and services.

● Outsource services to suppliers that are

BBBEE compliant.

● Businesses are encouraged to

invest/support black owned SMMEs.

Middle Order Question Middle Order Question

9. Explain The rights of the consumers in terms of the NCA 10.Explain The rights of the consumers in terms of the CPA

● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes: ● Refer to WCED 2020 Business Studies Gr 12 Core Notes:

Pages: 21 Pages: 23 & 24

● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you. ● The Gr 12 Business Studies textbook issued to you.
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TRY DIFFERENT STUDY METHODS Marking (Make sure you will receive two marks in the case of
split marking):
This is an example: Use of pictures to
remember the facts: Examples:

Positive:

Impact of the Consumer Protection Act Businesses may build a good image✓ (how?), if they ensure

Positives/Advantages that they do not violate consumer rights✓

● Businesses may build a good image if they ensure that Negative:

they do not violate consumer rights.
Confidential business information may become available✓
● May gain consumer loyalty, if they comply with CPA.
(to whom?) to competitors.✓
● Businesses may be safeguarded from dishonest
competitors.

Negatives/Disadvantages

● Confidential business information may become

available to competitors

● They have to disclose more information about their

products and processes/services

● Penalties for non-compliance may be very high

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Remember the impact of Consumer Protection Act like this:

EXAMPLES OF SECTION B QUESTIONS

1. Classify EACH scenario according to the relevant amended pillars of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment as
amended in 2013.

1.1.1 Msimango, the owner Elim Hardware (Pty) Ltd, invited her two employees to join her in the company.

1.1.2 Andrie Communications appointed Thembi and Rhendani as directors of the company.

1.1.3 Haenertsburg Chisanyama buys its chicken from Ntuli’s newly developed poultry farm.

1.1.4 Moagi Hardware Store made a donation of 50 bags of cement for the building of a local church. (8)

2. Describe the purpose of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act 68 of 28 April 2008) (CPA). (6)
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3. Read the following statement and answer the questions that follow.

The primary purpose of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE), is to address and enhance
the economic participation of Black people in the South African economy. This is achieved by implementing the
following pillars: ownership, management and control, skills development, enterprise and supplier development
and socio-economic development.

3.1 Quote the primary purpose of the BBBEE Act from the statement above. (1)

3.2 Identify any THREE pillars of BBBEE mentioned in the statement above. (3)

3.3 Justify the introduction of the BBBEE Act. (4)

3.4 Evaluate the impact of the BBBEE Act on businesses. (6)

4. Discuss the implications of the following BBBEE pillars on businesses:

4.1 Ownership (4)

4.2 Management (4)

5. Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow

MEAT MARKET LTD

Meat Market Ltd specialises in supplying fresh meat to customers. The company gave some of its shares to their

previously disadvantaged employees. They were also offered learnership programmes.

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5.1 Name the Act that Meat Market Ltd is complying with in the scenario above. (2)

5.2 Identify TWO pillars of the Act identified in QUESTION 5.1 that Meat Market Ltd implemented.

Motivate your answer by quoting from the scenario above.

Use the table below as a GUIDE to answer QUESTION 5.2

PILLARS MOTIVATION

1.

2.

ACTIVITIES / CONSOLIDATION ACTIVITY

ASSESSMENT

ACTIVITY 2: BASED ON 2019 NSC DIAGNOSTIC REPORT

MISTAKES LEARNERS MADE IN PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS Make sure you can answer the following
correctly according to the 2020 Examination
Guidelines:

2.1 CPA vs NCA: Tips: 2.1.1 Outline the rights of the consumers in
terms of the CPA. (10)
*The difference between CPA and the NCA must clearly be outlined.
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* Consumer rights apply to the CPA and NCA.

*Note the difference between consumer rights and human rights.

2.2 BBBEE: Tips: 2.2.1 Recommend ways in which businesses

could apply the revised FIVE pillars of BBBEE in
*Familiar yourself to the rationale behind the pillars: To ensure the work place. (10)
full participation of the previously disadvantaged people in the
economy of the country.

*You can expect source based and indirect questions on this

topic.

ACTIVITY 3 ESSAY QUESTIONS

QUESTION 3.1: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS (LEGISLATIONS)

The National Credit Act, 2005 (Act 34 of 2005) (NCA) protects the consumer in the credit market and make credit and
banking services more accessible. The Act helps to enhance control for a better and more responsible credit practices
and industry.

With reference to the statement above:

● Discuss the purpose of the National Credit Act

● Explain the rights of consumer as outlined in this Act

● Analyse the impact of this Act on businesses

● Suggest ways in which businesses can comply with this Act [40]
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COMMON ERRORS AND ERRORS OBSERVED DURING ESSAY MARKING

● Not starting the essay with the word “Introduction”.

● Not giving two facts about the topic in the introduction

● Not writing the facts in full sentences

● Not concluding the essay with the word “Conclusion”.

● Not summarizing the content of the essay

CONSOLIDATIO ● This lesson dealt with the Gr 12 LEGISLATIONS as set out in the Gr12 Examination Guidelines.
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