SA cybercrime bill enters final legislative cycle
As South Africa's business sector continues to expand across a myriad of digital platforms, cybercrime continues to threaten this burgeoning digital sphere. "There are many victims of cybercrime, with limited recourse available in terms of current South African law....
New VAT regulations for electronic services soon
The National Treasury recently published an amended Regulation for electronic services, in line with the proposal by the Minister of Finance in Budget Review 2017, that the value added tax (VAT) base for electronic services was to be expanded. Seelan Moonsamy,...
Arcserve: building compliance, audit capacity into Office 365
South African companies are embracing Office 365 to free themselves from the need to manage an Exchange email and SharePoint solution on-premise. But the move to Office 365 could present some compliance challenges, says Byron Horn-Botha, Lead: Arcserve Southern Africa...
Taking the puzzle out of GRC
The risk management industry celebrated leaders and innovation in the sector at a gala dinner earlier in November. Coming out tops for the outstanding work it has carried out in risk management, was Guideline BizTech for its innovative 'RUBiQ GRC Knowledge Community',...
Safe online shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
More and more consumers are now opting for greater convenience by shopping online. With 45% of digitally connected consumers in South Africa claiming to have bought products online in 2017, information security fears remain one of the major concerns and barriers for...
A new era in intellectual property law reports
LexisNexis South Africa has recognised a need to develop a resource that speaks to the need of Intellectual property (IP) professionals for regular and reliable IP content updates. Harms Intellectual Property Law Reports is a trustworthy resource that enables users to...
CaseWare is in line with IRBA 2017 Public Inspections Report
CaseWare Africa will release an updated version of its Probe Audit software on 7 November to help clients deal with the issues highlighted in the most recent Inspections Report issued by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). The update will also help...
Blancco simplifies PoPI compliance with data erasure
According to legislation, businesses are required to manage the complete destruction of all data when IT assets reach end-of-life. Blancco has introduced erasure-as-a-service, a certifiable secure data erasure solution that is PoPI compliant. Blancco partner Xperien...
How can I be compliant at a reasonable cost?
While the cost of compliance has escalated due to the ever-changing regulatory landscape, which can often mean a ripple effect of change across the business, there are solutions that enable organisations to reduce these costs. Taking a closer look at what these costs...
Governance form versus function
One of the most persistent challenges relating to governance is the tendency to focus on form rather than substance. In line with King IV, it's time finally to accept that governance is not an end in itself, but a tool for delivering outcomes, says Parmi Natesan,...
PoPI: Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg
As they currently stand, the draft regulations relating to the Protection of Personal information Act (PoPI) could significantly harm a key driver of inclusive economic growth - direct marketing. By David Dickens, CEO of the Direct Marketing Association of South...
Get the benefits from governance reporting
The first reports and disclosures in line with King IV principles are beginning to appear. King IV is effective in respect of financial years starting on or after 1 April 2017. It would appear that certain organisations still require a deeper understanding of the...