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From Compliance to Impact: Advancing South Africa’s Enterprise and Supplier Development Policy

On 13 February 2026, the South African Supplier Diversity Council, in its capacity as Secretariat of the Enterprise and Supplier Development Community of Practice, hosted a high level Enterprise and Supplier Development Policy Stakeholder Consultation in partnership with the Department of Small Business Development at the SASDC offices in Johannesburg.

The consultation forms part of the Department’s process to develop a comprehensive Enterprise and Supplier Development Policy. At its core, the policy seeks to strengthen the balance between compliance and genuine transformative impact, enhance sustainability rather than dependency, support inclusive participation of small enterprises, and address operational barriers that continue to limit MSME growth and competitiveness.

Youth Entrepreneurs: Building the Future of South African Business

As we commemorate International Youth Day, the South African Supplier Diversity Council (SASDC) recognises the power, potential, and perseverance of young entrepreneurs across the country. In a nation grappling with economic inequality and high youth unemployment, South Africa’s youth are not just looking for jobs — they’re creating them.

Black Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Face of Business in South Africa

Across every sector of the South African economy, Black women entrepreneurs are leading with purpose, resilience, and impact. Their rise is not only reshaping business ownership — it's redefining inclusion, innovation, and empowerment in the national economy.

Trends in Supplier Diversity Practices in Corporations

In recent years, many large South African corporations have embraced supplier diversity as a strategic procurement practice. Supplier diversity – the proactive sourcing of goods and services from previously underutilized suppliers – is gaining traction locally, although it remains less mature than in some countries.

Corporate-led initiatives, often in partnership with organizations like the South African Supplier Diversity Council (SASDC), are reforming procurement processes to include more Black-owned and women-owned suppliers. SASDC’s corporate members, for example, commit to policies that open opportunities for Black suppliers and even report the Rand value of purchases from these suppliers within the Council.