Better compliance management skills needed

In an increasingly regulated and complicated business environment, all companies and corporations need some level of compliance management to help them manage risk, operate within the law, and maintain a positive reputation. “Consequently, there is an increasing...

Netshield debuts new online store

Netshield will expand its customer and reseller support by introducing its online store in South Africa. The store will enable customers to order Netshield products directly from the company online. According to Inus Dreckmeyr, CEO at Netshield South Africa, local...

Could the blockchain enforce PoPI?

The Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act is looming on our horizon. South African organisations are busily preparing for it despite there still being much debate about what the real impact will be and whether or not it will be truly effective. However, one...

PCI DSS may simplify PoPI compliance

South African businesses are busily preparing for the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, undergoing audits and testing compliancy. This is a large task on its own, however many organisations are simultaneously busy with complying to...

When ethics is allowed to slip by the wayside

Ragiema Thokan-Mahomed, legal, ethics and compliance executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), explains why a loss of ethics risks a public backlash. The massive public opinion backlash experienced by politically implicated persons...

Corporate responsibility needed for digital pioneers

As pioneering companies pursue boundary-breaking opportunities, they must assume a new corporate responsibility. The concept of trust and good corporate citizenship will increasingly come to the fore as those who willingly compete in these new and exciting areas...