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Tuesday, 05 September 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Independent Professional Bodies’ Forum commits to professionalism » On 22 August 2017, members of the Independent Professional Bodies Forum signed a declaration committing themselves to...
Wednesday, 16 August 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Message from the Chair » By Dr Prieur du Plessis I was very honoured to be elected as chair of the IoDSA board, and it is gives me par...
Tuesday, 25 July 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Koko matter has lessons for directors and execs » Eskom’s decision to pursue disciplinary action against its suspended acting-CEO, Matshela Koko, raises important governanc...
Thursday, 20 July 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) IoDSA hails Government plan to improve board appointments on state-owned entities » Government’s undertaking to finalise a board-appointment framework for state-owned entities (SOEs) by March 2018 is warmly...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Corporate governance – a critical lever of success » By Parmi Natesan and Dr Prieur du Plessis Once often seen as a compliance burden, corporate governance is maturi...
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) SAA board and chair must fulfil their obligations at critical juncture » The Mail & Guardian reports that SAA chair, Dudu Myeni, has recently missed six special board meetings, and that her...
Wednesday, 14 June 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Directors must take leadership in reducing social inequality » Social inequality is a strategic risk for businesses globally, and particularly in South Africa. Consequently, directors n...
Monday, 29 May 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Member Notice - New IoDSA Chair » We wish to advise members of the resignation of our Chair, Ms Venete Klein, from the Board of the Institute of Directors i...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 Molefe’s reappointment underlines an imperative for transparency: IoDSA » The public outcry against the decision taken by the Eskom Board and Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown to reinstate...
Monday, 24 April 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Improving board performance in non-profit sector » IoDSA announces sponsorship programme Poor board performance and lack of governance understanding can be devastating...
Monday, 10 April 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Fair and responsible remuneration is critical to corporate sustainability » Executive remuneration has become a symbol of inequality in today’s global economic order. Shareholders are becoming more...
Thursday, 16 February 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Strengthening the case for professional directors » The ongoing parliamentary enquiry into the SABC has alluded to the suggestion that one of the causes of the public broadc...
Monday, 21 November 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) King IV™ provides critical guidance to help companies solve remuneration issues » Executive remuneration, both in terms of its quantum and the disparity between top and bottom wage-earners, has become a m...
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Governance in SA gets major update » King IV shifts focus to outcomes and accessibility The King IV Report on Corporate GovernanceTM (King IV)...
Tuesday, 01 November 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Integrated Reporting is a Key Feature of King IV » The Integrated Reporting Committee (IRC) of South Africa welcomes the release of the King IV Report on Corporate Governanc...
Monday, 01 August 2016 (2 Comments - view/add) IoDSA stance on code of conduct of its members » The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) notes media reports that certain organisations intend on pursuing p...
Monday, 01 August 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) IoDSA joins 30% Club in bid to improve SA board performance » Parmi Natesan, Executive: Corporate Governance on behalf of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) has bec...
Friday, 29 July 2016 (2 Comments - view/add) South Africa needs competent directors: IoDSA » The Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, has recently renewed his calls for a new board to be appointed at South African...
Thursday, 14 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) King IV Launch Conference attracting massive interest » The long-awaited update of the King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, King IV™, will be launched at a high-...
Tuesday, 05 July 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Executive pay must be linked to value creation » ® The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa’s (IoDSA) Remuneration Committee Forum has released its fifth position...
Monday, 20 June 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Directors most worried about the economy: IoDSA survey » Directors feel more negative than positive about the local economy, this according to the first edition of the Directors’...
Tuesday, 17 May 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) What King 4 sees on fat-cat payslip is no small change » Chris Barron, Sunday Times Many executives are paid too much and it's not a sustainable situation, says the main aut...
Thursday, 12 May 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) King IV Supplements open for comment » The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and King Committee have issued the draft sectoral supplements for the...
Thursday, 14 April 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New Non-Executive Directors’ Fees Guide helps set benchmark » The hourly rates for non-executive directors serving on boards of various sized companies are similar, but the hours requi...
Friday, 18 March 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) IoDSA, MMI and USB-ED partner on The Directors Event » MMI Holdings, Institute of Directors, and USB Executive Development partner with The Directors Event. ...
Tuesday, 15 March 2016 (2 Comments - view/add) King IV open for public comment » The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee have made the draft version of the latest Kin...
Monday, 22 February 2016 (3 Comments - view/add) IoDSA welcomes proposals to reform state-owned enterprises » The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) welcomes the proposed guidelines for reforming the country’s state-o...
Wednesday, 10 February 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) CEO tenure: 5 warning signs for directors » CEO tenure is one of the trickiest governance questions faced by boards. How do they identify the right time to change CEO...
Wednesday, 27 January 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) To stay or not to stay – article on CEO tenure by Parmi Natesan » Click here to view an article on CEO tenure by Parmi Natesan contained in The Corporate Report Vol 5 Issue3
Friday, 11 December 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) South Africa leads on integrated reporting » Listed companies, large public sector organisations and other organisations in South Africa lead the rest of the world in...
Friday, 27 November 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Global director network issues policy perspectives on cyber security and board renewal » Toronto, Canada, November 27, 2015 – The Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI), the international ne...
Thursday, 26 November 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Escalating prices just one risk of water scarcity for business » Water prices look set to escalate to reflect its importance and scarcity, says Karin Ireton, Chairperson of the Sustainabl...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) How to restore confidence in SABC » As a first step to restore confidence in the governance structures at the national broadcaster, the Parliamentary Por...
Tuesday, 01 September 2015 Reputation does matter » September 2015 I didn’t want to know about member satisfaction again this year – or at least that w...
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 (3 Comments - view/add) Helping today’s SMEs become tomorrow’s giants » A new guide published by the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) sets out to give the SME sector a much-ne...
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