ICT firms are falling short in BBBEE

While the majority of large ICT companies are BBBEE compliant, many small to medium-sized businesses, with a turnover of over R35-million, do not have a B-BBEE scorecard and are losing business as a result.  Keith Levenstein, CEO of BEE advisory firm EconoBEE, says...

E-mail security, compliance for SMBs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the cornerstone of economic growth. According to a 2010 research report, 91% of formal business entities in South Africa are SMEs contributing between 52% and 57% to the country’s GDP, and about 61% to employment. They...

Break down silos for a cohesive view of GRC

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is not new and has been in existence for many decades, says Edward Carbutt, executive director at Marval South Africa. However, the recent recession, increasing legislation, more stringent guidelines and growing stakeholder...

Magix Security, STEALTHbits partner up

STEALTHbits Technologies, a leading developer of data and access governance solutions and Magix Security (Magix), an IT risk and security consulting firm, announced a partnership to offer STEALTHbits’ Data & Access Governance solutions to South African enterprises...

The power of collaboration

While the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) mandates that all listed companies must adopt the practices and guidelines outlined by the King III report, non-listed companies are increasingly reaping the benefits of sustainability reporting in their annual reports by...