Ideagen to enhance KLM safety, quality management
Ideagen, a provider of governance, risk and compliance software to organisations in highly regulated industries, has been selected as the preferred vendor to provide KLM with an enhanced safety and quality management system. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, based at...
PoPI will require ITAD accreditation
With the imminent appointment of the Information Regulator for the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI), companies urgently need to upgrade their information technology security systems ahead of the implementation of the Act. Business executives responsible...
Grace period for PoPI compliance nearly over
The grace period for compliance to the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) is nearly over. For the first time, the South African National Assembly voted in favour of the appointment of the Information Regulator for PoPI. Parliament voted for the five...
Lean Six Sigma and BPM go better together
Operational Excellence stresses the application of a variety of principles, systems, and tools toward the sustainable improvement of performance through process improvement. This management philosophy is based on applying methodologies, such as Business Process...
Why we need accurate B-BBEE certification
The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) commission, founded to investigate and deal with fronting, fraud, and other B-BBEE transgressions, this week commented on the nearly 100 cases that it had received since April this year. Commissioner Zodwa Ntuli has...
Tips for effective due diligence
When it comes to the well-being of your business, it should never be taken for granted that the companies you aim to do business with are above board. Due to strict laws, heavy penalties, reputational risk and financial loss, businesses should be protected from...
King IV launch conference coming soon
The long-awaited update of the King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, King IV, will be launched at the Sandton Convention Centre on 1 November 2016. Interest in the conference is high: when online registrations opened on 6 July, the first registration...
BBBEE compliance gets harder for SA firms
Many South African businesses will face a stiff challenge in meeting their accreditation targets as they prepare for their first audits under the stricter Revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes that came into effect on 1 May 2015. That's according to...
PoPI’s effects on IT asset disposal
Most executives have very little or no idea when it comes to IT asset disposal (ITAD) or the dire consequences the Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 (PoPI) could have on said executives. The PoPI Act is awaiting an implementation date, but when in effect it...
Experts call for more law enforcement
Companies should be aware of the constantly changing security environment and the ever-increasing threats, new legislation and best market practices. This was the key message at a recent event hosted by Xperien to address the challenges of the new Protection of...
Anti-corruption measures welcomed
It is expected that 2016 will see a change in the way government spends public money – particularly wasteful expenditure as a result of fraud, corruption and mismanagement. Aligned with government’s goal of saving R25 billion per year by 2018/2019, one of the most...
Stakeholder risk must become a board issue
Corporate South Africa has gradually been coming to terms with the concept of stakeholder-inclusive governance, as introduced by King III. King IV (now in draft form) looks set to continue this model. Stakeholder inclusivity offers a good model for ensuring corporate...