BarnOwl Newsletter: June 2026

What happens when you step back and look at Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) not through a single lens—but across dozens of global perspectives in real time?

Through continuous internet scanning by Cheryl Keller from BarnOwl GRC during April 2026, a clear and consistent picture has emerged. Not noise. Not trends in isolation. But a pattern.

And that pattern points to one thing: GRC is fundamentally changing.

South African businesses are under pressure.

Fuel costs have risen. Input costs have followed. Margins are tighter than they’ve been in years. Most organisations are responding as expected. Costs are being cut. Suppliers are being renegotiated. Operations are being adjusted to stay efficient.

On the surface, this looks like disciplined management. But something else is happening and it is far less visible. Businesses are not just managing cost pressure. They are quietly changing how they operate.

Audit Committee Effectiveness, Skills & Composition 2026
Presented by Prof. D.P van der Nest, Head of Department: Auditing, Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology

Thank you very much Prof. D.P van der Nest for your insightful presentation on ‘Audit Committee Effectiveness, Skills & Composition’ at the BarnOwl Info Sharing event held on 23rd April 2026.

Thank you to all those who attended the session.

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