Seeing What Others Miss: The Executive Advantage in Managing Risk and Opportunity

South African executives like to believe they are in control. Dashboards are monitored. Committees convene. Reports are filed. And for a while, these assumptions feel correct. The business runs. Targets […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: The Cornerstone of Effective and Efficient Internal Audit Functions

Presented by: Dirk Strydom, Technical and Quality Assurance Services (QAS) Manager, Leadership Academy for Guardians of Governance Thank you very much Dirk for your excellent presentation on ‘The Cornerstone of […]

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Why Governance Matters

In a country plagued by corruption, does corporate governance still matter; or is it our only defence? Every day brings news of yet another corruption scandal. Case after case, well-placed […]

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King V Isn’t About Compliance. It’s About Not Losing Your Business.

There is a familiar weariness in corporate South Africa when the word governance appears in a meeting agenda. You see the shoulders shift, the sighs surface, the coffee cups get […]

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When AI Meets Risk: South Africa’s Next GRC Frontier

Artificial intelligence isn’t coming for risk management, it’s already here, sitting quietly inside your spreadsheets, dashboards and audit trails. The question is no longer if it will shape your GRC […]

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Governance is the New Reputation: Why South African Leaders Can’t Afford to Get it Wrong

South Africans trust Woolworths more than Eskom. Not because of rotisserie chicken, but because we instinctively know where good governance lives and where it hasn’t. In politics, governance failures show […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: Thrive Through Uncertainty: A Different Perspective on Risk Management with Martinus Biemond

Thank you very much Martinus for your thought provoking presentation on ‘Thrive through uncertainty: A different perspective on risk management’ at the BarnOwl info-sharing event held on 31st July 2025. Thank […]

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South African Risk Management Software: Why Local is Lekker

One thing that I am sure everybody would agree with, is the need to strengthen and grow the South African economy. Economic growth benefits everyone from alleviating poverty and enhancing […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: Global Internal Audit Standards 2024 – Key Changes to Note presented by Anastacia Mabula, Institute of Internal Audit SA, Manager: Advocacy and Strategic Communications 

Thank you very much Anastacia for your excellent presentation on ‘Global Internal Audit Standards 2024 – Key changes to note’ at the BarnOwl info-sharing event held on 28th May 2025. […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: AI, Unlocking Potential and Addressing Risk Presented by Alex Pryor, IOCO, Head of Innovation

Thank you very much Alex for your excellent presentation on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unlocking Potential and Addressing Risk’ at the BarnOwl info-sharing event held on 27th March 2025. Thank you […]

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