Research in South Africa highlights the need for board-level involvement in order for ESG to move beyond risk mitigation.

The former chief financial officer of AngloGold Ashanti has become a non-executive director on the network operator’s board.

South Africa has the highest wage inequality in the world, and there is growing interest in remuneration governance and director pay.

Having more women and people from diverse ethnic and skill set backgrounds serving as board directors has real and measurable benefits for the health of your organisation.

King IV’s “apply and explain” approach is resulting in the release of overwhelming amounts of information, which are obscuring—rather than highlighting—governance issues in South Africa.

With South Africa’s economy facing more tough times ahead, an increased focus on stewardship is vital. King IV should be used as a platform for good governance practices, argues Robert Lewenson.

The highly respected King reports lead global thinking on corporate governance. The most recent report drops the “apply or explain” principle for “apply and explain”—a significant change born of an effort to transform African economies.

PR agency Bell Pottinger has been expelled from a professional body regarding work it undertook in South Africa deemed to have “brought the PR and communications industry into disrepute”.