.elementor-12961 .elementor-element.elementor-element-fc62b4e{--display:flex;--margin-top:-24px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-12961 .elementor-element.elementor-element-fc62b4e:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-12961 .elementor-element.elementor-element-fc62b4e > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-color:#0A5A6B;}.elementor-12961 .elementor-element.elementor-element-af956cd{margin:0px 0px calc(var(--kit-widget-spacing, 0px) + 0px) 0px;padding:94px 0px 0px 0px;}.elementor-12961 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b903ab9{--display:flex;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}/* Start custom CSS for html, class: .elementor-element-af956cd *//* =====================================================
   BEE123 HERO SECTION — CSS
   Scoped under .bee123-hero — safe to drop into any page.
   Paste this into Elementor's "Custom CSS" panel for this
   section/widget (Advanced tab), or into a <style> tag if
   using an HTML widget.
   ===================================================== */
.bee123-hero{
  --teal:#0d6c80;
  --teal-dark:#0a5a6b;
  --gold:#e9b529;
  --gold-dark:#c99a17;
  --cream:#ffffff;
  --text:#1c2b2f;
  --muted:#5c7278;
  --muted-on-white:#4c6167;
  --line:rgba(10,60,70,0.10);
}
.bee123-hero *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
/* =====================================================
   BACKGROUND: teal from the top, hard-cuts to white
   further down (~600px) — no fade. Adjust the "600px"
   value to move exactly where the color switches —
   nothing else in this file depends on it.
   ===================================================== */
.bee123-hero{
  font-family:'Barlow',sans-serif;
  background:linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--teal-dark) 0px, var(--teal) 600px, #fff 600px, #fff 100%);
  color:var(--text);line-height:1.75;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
.bee123-hero img{display:block;max-width:100%}
.bee123-hero a{color:inherit}
.bee123-hero a:focus-visible,
.bee123-hero button:focus-visible{
  outline:2.5px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset:3px;
  border-radius:4px;
}
.bee123-hero .progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;background:var(--gold);width:0;z-index:99}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference){
  .bee123-hero .progress{transition:width .1s linear}
}
.bee123-hero .skip-link{
  position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;z-index:200;
  background:var(--gold);color:var(--teal-dark);
  padding:12px 22px;border-radius:0 0 12px 0;
  font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;
}
.bee123-hero .skip-link:focus{left:0}
/* ===== verification mark (signature element) ===== */
.bee123-hero .vmark{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  width:22px;height:22px;flex-shrink:0;
}
.bee123-hero .vmark svg{width:100%;height:100%}
/* ===== hero ===== */
.bee123-hero .hero{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:36px 24px 0}
.bee123-hero .heroimg{
  height:clamp(280px, 40vw, 460px);
  border-radius:26px;
  overflow:hidden;
  position:relative;
  background:var(--teal-dark) url('https://www.bee123.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Collage-2.png') center/cover;
}
.bee123-hero .card{
  max-width:800px;background:#fff;margin:-200px auto 0;
  padding:44px 48px;border-radius:22px;position:relative;
  box-shadow:0 24px 50px -20px rgba(8,40,48,.22);
}
.bee123-hero .badge{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
  background:rgba(233,181,41,.14);color:var(--gold-dark);
  padding:7px 16px 7px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;
}
.bee123-hero .badge .vmark{width:15px;height:15px}
.bee123-hero h1{font-size:44px;line-height:1.12;margin:18px 0 14px;font-weight:800;color:var(--text)}
.bee123-hero .lead{font-size:18px;color:var(--muted-on-white);max-width:640px}
.bee123-hero .meta{
  margin-top:22px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid #e3e7e8;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.bee123-hero .meta-avatar{
  width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--teal);
  flex-shrink:0;overflow:hidden;
  box-shadow:0 0 0 2px #fff, 0 2px 8px rgba(8,40,48,.18);
}
.bee123-hero .meta-avatar img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.bee123-hero .meta-text{color:var(--muted-on-white);font-size:14px}
.bee123-hero .meta-text strong{color:var(--text)}
.bee123-hero .meta-dot{
  display:inline-block;width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;
  background:#c3cacc;vertical-align:middle;
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .bee123-hero .card{padding:30px 24px;margin-top:-60px;border-radius:16px}
  .bee123-hero h1{font-size:30px}
  .bee123-hero .lead{font-size:16px}
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for html, class: .elementor-element-be1ce27 *//* =====================================================
   BEE123 ARTICLE SECTION — CSS
   Scoped under .bee123-article-wrap — safe to drop into any page.
   Paste this into Elementor's "Custom CSS" panel for this
   section/widget (Advanced tab), or into a <style> tag if
   using an HTML widget.
   ===================================================== */

.bee123-article-wrap{
  --teal:#0d6c80;
  --teal-dark:#0a5a6b;
  --gold:#e9b529;
  --gold-dark:#c99a17;
  --cream:#ffffff;
  --text:#1c2b2f;
  --muted:#5c7278;
  --muted-on-white:#4c6167;
  --line:rgba(10,60,70,0.10);
}
.bee123-article-wrap *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
.bee123-article-wrap{font-family:'Barlow',sans-serif;background:var(--cream);color:var(--text);line-height:1.75;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.bee123-article-wrap img{display:block;max-width:100%}
.bee123-article-wrap a{color:inherit}

.bee123-article-wrap a:focus-visible,
.bee123-article-wrap button:focus-visible{
  outline:2.5px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset:3px;
  border-radius:4px;
}

.bee123-article-wrap .toc{
  max-width:1040px;margin:36px auto 0;padding:0 24px;
  display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .toc-label{
  font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold-dark);
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-right:4px;
  white-space:nowrap;flex-shrink:0;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .toc a{
  font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--teal);
  background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:8px 16px;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;
  white-space:nowrap;flex-shrink:0;
  transition:background .15s ease,color .15s ease,border-color .15s ease;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .toc a:hover{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;border-color:var(--teal)}
.bee123-article-wrap .toc a.active{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;border-color:var(--teal)}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .bee123-article-wrap .toc{flex-wrap:nowrap;overflow-x:auto;padding-bottom:6px;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
  .bee123-article-wrap .toc::-webkit-scrollbar{height:4px}
  .bee123-article-wrap .toc::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--line);border-radius:99px}
}

/* ===== verification mark (signature element) ===== */
.bee123-article-wrap .vmark{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  width:22px;height:22px;flex-shrink:0;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .vmark svg{width:100%;height:100%}

/* ===== article ===== */
.bee123-article-wrap article{max-width:680px;margin:0 auto;padding:32px 24px 10px;background:var(--cream)}
.bee123-article-wrap section{margin-bottom:56px}
.bee123-article-wrap section:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.bee123-article-wrap .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}
html.reveal-ready .bee123-article-wrap .reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s ease}
html.reveal-ready .bee123-article-wrap .reveal.is-visible{opacity:1;transform:none}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  html.reveal-ready .bee123-article-wrap .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
}
.bee123-article-wrap .num{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;
  font-size:13px;color:var(--gold-dark);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;
  scroll-margin-top:120px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .num .vmark svg{overflow:visible}
.bee123-article-wrap h2{font-size:30px;color:var(--teal);margin:10px 0 18px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.2;scroll-margin-top:110px}
.bee123-article-wrap p{color:var(--text)}
.bee123-article-wrap article > p,
.bee123-article-wrap article > section > p{color:#33474d;margin-bottom:20px}
.bee123-article-wrap article > section > p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}

.bee123-article-wrap .callout{
  background:#fff;
  padding:22px 26px 22px 22px;border-radius:4px 14px 14px 4px;margin:28px 0;
  box-shadow:0 8px 22px -12px rgba(8,40,48,.15);
  border-left:4px solid var(--gold);
  display:flex;gap:14px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .callout .vmark{margin-top:2px}
.bee123-article-wrap .callout .label{
  display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold-dark);
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-bottom:6px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .callout p{margin:0;color:var(--text);font-weight:500}

.bee123-article-wrap .quote{
  display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;
  margin:32px 0;padding:26px 0 26px 22px;
  border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
}
.bee123-article-wrap .quote .vmark{margin-top:6px}
.bee123-article-wrap .quote p{
  font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:var(--teal);line-height:1.4;
}

.bee123-article-wrap .question-shift{
  margin:32px 0;padding:28px 30px;border-radius:16px;
  background:rgba(13,108,128,.06);
  box-shadow:0 14px 34px -18px rgba(8,40,48,.35);
  border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
  border-top:1px solid rgba(13,108,128,.14);
  border-right:1px solid rgba(13,108,128,.14);
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(13,108,128,.14);
}
.bee123-article-wrap .question-shift .old-q{
  font-size:15px;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted-on-white);
  text-decoration:line-through;text-decoration-color:rgba(92,114,120,.45);
  margin-bottom:12px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .question-shift .new-q{
  font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:var(--teal);line-height:1.4;
}

.bee123-article-wrap .inlineimg{
  display:block;width:100%;height:auto;
  margin:32px 0;
}

.bee123-article-wrap .doclist{margin:22px 0 22px 4px;padding:0;list-style:none}
.bee123-article-wrap .doclist li{
  position:relative;padding:6px 0 6px 22px;color:#33474d;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .doclist li::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:16px;width:8px;height:8px;
  border-radius:2px;background:var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg);
}
.bee123-article-wrap .doclist.cols-2{column-count:2;column-gap:36px}
.bee123-article-wrap .doclist.cols-2 li{break-inside:avoid;padding-right:14px}
@media (max-width:640px){.doclist.cols-2{column-count:1}}
.bee123-article-wrap h3.subhead{font-size:19px;color:var(--teal);font-weight:800;margin:34px 0 12px}

/* ===== target status row (encodes the 3 real outcomes the system reports) ===== */
.bee123-article-wrap .status-row{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;
  margin:28px 0;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip{
  border-radius:14px;padding:16px 14px;text-align:left;
  border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip .dot{
  width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;display:inline-block;margin-right:7px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip .sc-label{
  font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;
  color:var(--muted-on-white);display:flex;align-items:center;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip .sc-desc{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted-on-white);margin-top:6px;line-height:1.5}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip.achieved{background:rgba(13,108,128,.06);border-color:rgba(13,108,128,.18)}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip.achieved .dot{background:var(--teal)}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip.exceeded{background:rgba(233,181,41,.1);border-color:rgba(233,181,41,.3)}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip.exceeded .dot{background:var(--gold-dark)}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip.notachieved{background:rgba(28,43,47,.04);border-color:rgba(28,43,47,.12)}
.bee123-article-wrap .status-chip.notachieved .dot{background:#8a4a3a}
@media (max-width:560px){ .status-row{grid-template-columns:1fr} }

/* ===== readiness checklist ===== */
.bee123-article-wrap .checklist{margin:28px 0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}
.bee123-article-wrap .check-item{
  display:flex;gap:14px;padding:16px 4px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.bee123-article-wrap .check-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.bee123-article-wrap .check-num{
  flex-shrink:0;width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--teal);color:#fff;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-top:1px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .check-q{font-weight:700;color:var(--text);font-size:15px;line-height:1.4}
.bee123-article-wrap .check-sub{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted-on-white);margin-top:4px;line-height:1.5}

/* ===== reporting-period timeline ===== */
.bee123-article-wrap .timeline{
  margin:28px 0;padding:22px 24px;border-radius:16px;
  background:var(--teal);color:#fff;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .timeline-label{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.65)}
.bee123-article-wrap .timeline-track{
  position:relative;height:6px;border-radius:99px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  margin:16px 0 10px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .timeline-fill{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;border-radius:99px;background:var(--gold)}
.bee123-article-wrap .timeline-dates{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:13px;font-weight:600}
.bee123-article-wrap .timeline-dates span:last-child{color:var(--gold)}

/* ===== from/to shift table (closing section) ===== */
.bee123-article-wrap .shift-table{margin:28px 0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1px;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 22px -14px rgba(8,40,48,.18)}
.bee123-article-wrap .shift-row{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 30px 1fr;align-items:center;
  background:#fff;padding:14px 18px;gap:10px;
}
.bee123-article-wrap .shift-row:nth-child(even){background:#fbfaf6}
.bee123-article-wrap .shift-from{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted-on-white);text-align:right}
.bee123-article-wrap .shift-to{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--teal);font-weight:700}
.bee123-article-wrap .shift-arrow{color:var(--gold-dark);text-align:center;font-size:15px}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .bee123-article-wrap .shift-row{grid-template-columns:1fr 22px 1fr;padding:12px 14px}
  .bee123-article-wrap .shift-from, .bee123-article-wrap .shift-to{font-size:12.5px}
}

@media (max-width:640px){
  .bee123-article-wrap .quote p{font-size:20px}
}/* End custom CSS */