February 19,
2015 4124 4124 
It sounds like some wonderful advertisement; experience teaches us when an offer ‘sounds too good to be true’, there’s usually some sinister catch behind it.
February 19,
2015 4074 4074
More organisations are beginning to realise that their ability to produce an annual Integrated Report -- as recommended by the King Report on Governance for South Africa 2009 (King III) -- is not as simple as they may have first believed.
February 19,
2015 3744 3744
One of the biggest oversights found in many organisations is that they generally do not factor their Human Capital risks, neither integrate these risks within the overall risks of the organisation.
February 19,
2015 3771 3771
Considering the heightened awareness of
governance reporting and the
increased accountability attached to directors; so much has changed for business leaders since the collapse of Enron and WorldCom in the United States, the HIH Insurance Group in Australia and Parmalat in Italy. Unsurprisingly, South Africa has also had its fair share of corporate failures, most notably those found in the cases of Aurora Mining company, Macmed, Leisurenet, Fidentia and Regal Bank.
February 19,
2015 3920 3920
Modern day company reporting finds its roots as far back as 7500 BC, which is when we believe the first rudimentary form of accounting records and tokens may have been used to track certain business activities.
February 19,
2015 3467 3467
Good morning esteemed guests, ladies and gentlemen; and a special welcome to all of those who have travelled from near and afar, in order to attend this special event – the MDG Review Summit & Exhibition of 2012.
February 19,
2015 3668 3668
There’s much that can be said about the manner in which members of a board are ‘wired’, and it does not take much to recognise those directors who embrace technology and those who don’t.
February 19,
2015 3165 3165
Crime experts, economists and NGOs were recently not surprised that an estimated R30 billion was being lost annually by South African taxpayers due to graft, incompetence and negligence in the public service.
February 19,
2015 3652 3652
The role of the company secretary has in past times been referred to as the “
keeper of secrets”. This title was aptly attached to the person responsible for recording the minutes of a (business) meeting containing sensitive or legal information, and being discussed amongst a privileged few.
February 19,
2015 3625 3625
In many countries, government and large businesses is dependant upon suppliers and contractors to provide various services and products, as a critical support to their operations.