Tag: BoardGovernance
Why every board agenda needs a cyber conversation
Boards spend a great deal of time asking questions. They challenge strategy, review financial performance, interrogate financial statements and revisit decisions that made sense six months ago but may no longer make sense today. That is why one question stands out: "Why are executives and boards not doing the same when it comes to their cybersecurity?" My view is simple. As organisations become more digital, it becomes increasingly difficult to justify treating cyber resilience as something that sits outside regular business discussions.
Amended Companies Act – new remuneration rules for boards
The CEO of South Africa's highest-paying JSE-listed company earns more than 6,000 times the national minimum wage, according to data published by the Labour Research Service. Across the top 20 JSE-listed employers by CEO pay, every company exceeds 939 times that benchmark.
Director due diligence – how a forged PhD reached the boardroom?
The Bogdanov ruling is not a story about one director. It is a test of whether South African companies can detect dishonesty before it reaches the boardroom. On 1 June 2026, the Financial Services Tribunal dismissed an application to overturn sanctions against a former independent non-executive director of a JSE-listed technology group. The Tribunal upheld the JSE's decision.
