CGF ARTICLES, OPINIONS & EDITORIALS
More good news needed in South Africa (2012-10-17)
February 19,
2015 3364 3364 
Considering all the bad news we hear about in the media about South Africa, undoubtedly there’s a need to hear more about the good deeds being done by companies and individuals.
At CGF Research Institute (CGF), we are bombarded daily with information that is usually linked to poor governance, poor risk management, fraud, crime and the like. Notwithstanding this bad news, it is imperative that we keep a balanced perspective and remember that there’s also a lot of good things being achieved in South Africa. There are still very many good reasons to celebrate our freedom, our Constitution and our individual rights, and so much more.
“Yes”, we need more good news, and this can be achieved when people change their mindsets, their hearts and deeds and stand together, which we South Africans call “ubuntu”. We know that bad news “sells”, and this is causing many in our society to become despondent, and who swell the ranks of the nay-sayers and critics in our country.
In contrast to the bad news that many of us have become so accustomed to reading or hearing; a great deal of positive events have gone by unnoticed, and which requires acknowledgement and celebrating. To this end, CGF decided to promote good news and has recently launched a Good News project page on its website to showcase the many ‘good deed’ projects and initiatives being conducted by South African companies, more particularly CGF’s corporate subscribing clients. This has been a great opportunity in allowing ordinary South Africans to be aware of the enormous extent to which some companies have gone in terms of projects related to people and planet.
CGF believes that corporate governance should not only be seen as a set of strict rules; good governance also considers the importance of balance and that its outcome can bring about change for good. To this end, CGF has begun promoting good news comprising corporate social responsibility and sustainability projects, illustrating the manner in which companies are applying themselves in this area. A few noteworthy initiatives recently published on the CGF Good News webpage include...
