February 28,
2017 8402 8402 
By Jené Palmer and reviewed by Terrance M. Booysen
We know that both local and international organisations are continuously having to adapt to operate in uncertain business environments. Locally, the release of the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2017, which places stronger emphasis on ‘radical transformation’, against the backdrop of persisting low economic growth rates are only some of the elements giving rise to further uncertainty.
February 15,
2017 10664 10664
By Terrance M. Booysen and reviewed by Andrew Johnston (Director: Corporate Services - Sun International)
As Sir Winston Church famously once said, “There comes into the life of every man a task for which he and he alone is uniquely suited. What a shame if that moment finds him either unwilling or unprepared for that which would become his finest hour.” Undeniably, this axiom would apply when new directors are not properly inducted within the context of their new board environment and the affairs of the organisation.
February 9,
2017 8948 8948
By Terrance M. Booysen, Lucien Caron and Robert Davies
There is no doubt that directors in South Africa are being scrutinised for their role within organisations ̴ and far more than in previous times. Board and executive decision-making is being challenged in parliament and in court and, at the very least, some directors have suffered significant reputational damage for not being seen to have properly and diligently fulfilled their fiduciary duties.
February 2,
2017 8367 8367
By Lucien Caron and reviewed by Terrance M. Booysen
Increasingly, large and small organisations are under mounting pressure to manage regulatory compliance and their associated risks more effectively. Greater attention thus needs to be given to the organisation’s risk appetite and its risk mitigation, both at the enterprise and service-line levels.