Tata Consultancy Services South Africa achieves Level-1 B‑BBEE contributor status

Milestone strengthens client and market confidence, reinforces long-term TCS commitment to development and inclusive growth in South Africa

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, today announced that TCS South Africa has achieved the highest recognition in the country’s broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes. The Level-1 certification – the highest standard of B-BBEE compliance – acknowledges the deep, long-standing commitment of TCS to South Africa’s inclusive growth, economic transformation, and national development agenda since its inception in 2007.

Langa Dube, Country Head and Regional Director, TCS South Africa & Rest of Africa, said, “For TCS South Africa, achieving Level‑1 B‑BBEE status goes far beyond compliance—it reflects nearly two decades of sustained commitment to transformation, local empowerment, and meaningful impact. This milestone demonstrates that a global technology leader can genuinely invest in South Africa’s future through inclusive, ethical, and locally rooted growth. We believe it sets a powerful benchmark for how long‑term investment can drive socio‑economic development across the ICT sector.”

The milestone underscores TCS’s strong alignment with South Africa’s national values. As a Level-1 BBBEE contributor, TCS enhances the ability of its clients across both the public and private sectors to meet their own procurement and transformation objectives.

TCS achieved the Level-1 B-BBEE rating through the business’s significant contributions to skills development, job creation, and community upliftment across South Africa, providing real-world opportunities and fostering a more equitable society. Some of these initiatives include:

TCS Sustainathon and goIT: The TCS Sustainathon, a global flagship programme addressing community challenges, and go-Innovate Together (goIT) which equips young learners between the ages of 5 and 17 with Digital 4IR skills, confidence, design thinking and transformative mindsets for their future in STEM.

Socio Economic Development: Through TCS’ long-standing partnership with Black Owned non-profit organizations (NPO), the company has impacts over 11,000 young, marginalized learners every year across South Africa. The programmer empowering them to compete on a global level through various Robotics STEM programmes.

The TCS Makers Club: This is one of TCS’ most impactful learnership programmes yet.  It supports Skills Development through a 12‑month programme for underprivileged students, which equips them with an accredited NQF level 4 iOt Certificate and an Entrepreneurship mindset. Through this programme TCS has reduced unemployment by launching 40 careers in this digital age, as well as developing five young entrepreneurs and non-profit owners.

Academic Partnerships: TCS associates itself with the country’s top universities and Technical and Vocational educational training (Tvet) Colleges in the region driving a large-scale graduate training programme. This programme equips graduates with advanced skills that are Future-Focused and Industry ready in Digital Skills amongst others and plays an important role in driving local employment.

Commitment towards South Africa’s growth

TCS has operated in South Africa since 2007 and has over 50 clients in the country. It serves most of the country’s large enterprises including the top telecommunication companies, banking and insurance firms, major retailers and Utilities and State-owned entities. It has more than 2,500 employees in the region, with women making up 26% of the workforce, with strong focus on young leadership development and local talent accounting for 44.2%.

With its recently launched Delivery Centre in Johannesburg, TCS continues to strengthen its long‑term commitment to South Africa’s economic and digital transformation by creating Local Employment opportunities catering to Global Markets.

Level-1 B‑BBEE status is also a testament to the dedication and passion of TCS South Africa employees, whose commitment to excellence, innovation, and communities continues to drive positive change. This reflects with TCS being awarded the Top Employer Award for nine consecutive years in South Africa as well.

This recognition strengthens TCS South Africa’s market competitiveness, enhances client trust, and solidifies the company’s standing as a trusted digital transformation partner committed to South Africa’s socio‑economic progress.

The Isisekelo Sethu Trust is a registered South African trust established to drive meaningful empowerment and sustainable development within previously disadvantaged and economically marginalised communities. Operating in alignment with the B‑BBEE Act, the Trust, through its focused initiatives, it reinforces a commitment to transformation, equity, and shared prosperity across the region.

The Trust was established as a beacon of sustainable development and inclusive progress, drawing inspiration from the enduring values of the Tata Group – integrity, responsibility, excellence, pioneering spirit, and unity.  The Trust supports community-oriented enterprises that promote sustainable development and re-energises pre-existing programmes aligned to the strategy of TCS.

About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

It has set an aspiration to become the world’s largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.

Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 56 countries and 194 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today.

TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment.

TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US $30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.

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