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Tuesday, 19 August 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Minister’s reported threat to dissolve SA Tourism board raises governance red flags » By Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA According to a recent media report[i], the Minister of Tourism has allegedly threatened t...
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) SETA Board Controversy Highlights Urgent Need for Transparent Nomination Processes » By Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA Even the creative reframing of the withdrawal of 20 Sector Education and Training Authori...
Tuesday, 06 May 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Lifeline Ekurhuleni urged to strengthen board nominations processes in line with King IV » By Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA According to a recent news article [1] , Lifeline Ekurhuleni experienced challenges...
Friday, 28 February 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Government urged to consider board recommendations when appointing CEOs » By Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA South Africa’s troubled flag carrier SAA is once again making headlines for governa...
Monday, 24 February 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) King V Draft is open for public comment » By Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA and Ansie Ramalho, Chair of the King Committee The draft of the new version of...
Monday, 10 February 2025 (1 Comment - view/add) Beyond SONA Promises: Reforming Public Sector Board Appointments » By Parmi Natesan, CEO of IoDSA The 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) showed touches of Groundhog Day, the film tha...
Tuesday, 19 November 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Falsifying PhD title highlights the importance of verifying directors’ qualifications » Embellishing your CV with a qualification that you haven’t earned is unethical, but many South Africans get away with it....
Thursday, 19 September 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Fewer board meetings, more accountability needed at SA Tourism » September is tourism month in South Africa but instead of that being the focus, South African Tourism (SAT) made negative...
Monday, 15 July 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) The accountability deficit: Failing to hold delinquent directors accountable hurts governance » Authored by: Vikeshni Vandayar, Executive: Governance and Corporate Services at the IoDSA The King Codes, the Companie...
Tuesday, 09 July 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Handle with care: the case for appointing an alternate director » The recent SENS announcement by a JSE-listed company that it had appointed an alternate director raises an important issue...
Tuesday, 02 July 2024 (2 Comments - view/add) Professionalisation is key to ensuring long-awaited GNU is not a false dawn: IoDSA » President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the multiparty cabinet of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has been broadly we...
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 (3 Comments - view/add) IoDSA calls on parents to vote in school governing board elections » During March 2024, the Department of Basic Education will be overseeing elections for school governing bodies, as it is re...
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) Poor governance lies at the heart of municipalities’ lack of service delivery, says IoDSA » In his SONA speech, the President correctly identified governance failure as one of the reasons for the poor performance o...
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 (4 Comments - view/add) Questions around a director’s qualifications: why due diligence is so important prior to appointment » Recent news reports that a high-profile individual was removed from a Board, allegedly because one of her qualifications h...
Monday, 06 November 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Governance lessons from UCT » The independent investigation into the governance at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been widely covered, and cons...
Wednesday, 04 October 2023 (4 Comments - view/add) Questionable board appointments could be at the heart of JPC problems, says IoDSA » A slew of recent media reports indicate that the Johannesburg Property Company has appointed several individuals to its bo...
Tuesday, 26 September 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) SOE CEO appointments remain a governance minefield: IoDSA » News reports that the Minister of Public Enterprises has rejected the name put forward by the Eskom board to replace André...
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IoDSA and King Committee welcome proposed amendments relating to social and ethics committees » The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee have broadly welcomed the amendments relating to...
Thursday, 07 September 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IoDSA and King Committee express concerns over Companies Bill » The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee say that, although they remain supportive of ref...
Thursday, 03 August 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) University reform: Minister must not reinvent the wheel, says IoDSA » According to a recent news report, the Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, is considering a legal review of the...
Wednesday, 26 July 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) MultiChoice issue shows that director independence is still not properly understood » By Ansie Ramalho, Chair, King Committee As a result of shareholder concerns, MultiChoice recently terminated a service c...
Monday, 24 July 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) IoDSA wins major award for innovative training » The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) has been named Most Innovative Corporate Governance Training Inst...
Monday, 03 July 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Transnet’s board vacancies hold lessons for corporates and SOEs » Futuregrowth Asset Management recently raised concerns about the inordinate time it is taking to fill six vacant positions...
Monday, 05 June 2023 (1 Comment - view/add) King Committee is keeping an eye on current developments » Much has changed since King IV came into effect on 1 April 2017 but, says the chair of the King Committee, Ansie Ramalho,...
Thursday, 11 May 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) CIPC clarification on virtual AGMs should encourage active shareholder participation » An Annual General Meeting (AGM) of a company that restricts shareholders to use only text-based communication does not co...
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) Implosion of SA Tourism board highlights need for proper due diligence before directors appointed » The move by the Tourism Minister, Patricia de Lille, to dismiss the board of South African Tourism has been well received...
Wednesday, 15 March 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Board members need to have sufficient time to give to their roles: IoDSA » A recent editorial in Business Day raised a perennial governance hot potato: just how many boards should a single in...
Friday, 03 February 2023 (3 Comments - view/add) City of Johannesburg’s recent actions undermine good governance: IoDSA » Just days after Mpho Phalaatse was removed as Johannesburg’s mayor, a letter to all municipal entities surfaced on social...
Tuesday, 17 January 2023 (2 Comments - view/add) Eskom crisis demonstrates again the importance of proper succession planning—IoDSA » The current crisis at Eskom has a number of governance lessons for South Africa, one of which is the vital importance of p...
Monday, 21 November 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) Governance trends for 2023—is your board ready? » The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) lays out five key trends for boards and directors to focus on in 2023....
Friday, 28 October 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) Huge Group - opportunity missed, says IoDSA » Events at Huge Group, as reported in the media, hold important governance lessons for all organisations, says Parmi Natesa...
Monday, 24 October 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) IoDSA to President: No excuse for lack of rapid action on SOE board appointment process » In his long-awaited plan to address the Zondo Commission’s recommendations, the President has set unwarrantedly long timel...
Thursday, 13 October 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) King Committee and IoDSA call on Pres Ramaphosa to honour commitment to Zondo recommendations » The King Committee and the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) are calling on President Ramaphosa to honour his...
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) UCT Council reports demonstrate the importance of following good governance practices—IoDSA » Reports of the unfolding developments at the University of Cape Town suggest deviations from governance best practice, say...
Tuesday, 02 August 2022 (1 Comment - view/add) Zondo Report demonstrates the chair’s vital governance role » On one level, the Zondo Report reads like an over-the-top morality tale about the perils of poor governance. In this moral...
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