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Is a clean audit possible for organisations at a time when corruption, fraud, dishonesty and non-compliance in procurement threaten to undermine the very foundations of an honest company?
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Corruption involves a wide range of activities including bribery and dishonest or fraudulent practices by relatively powerful people.
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Small businesses are as much at risk of financial crimes, such as money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist financing activities, as their larger counterparts.
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Financial crimes harm South Africans in many ways but fundamentally, they contribute to the depletion of funds and resources that should be put towards the country's development.
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The prevention and mitigation of bribery and corruption is an obligation placed on companies by the UK Bribery Act 2010, which states that companies must implement effective controls, measures and due diligence to demonstrate their commitment towards preventing bribery as a matter of priority.
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Rising property tax rates, water restrictions and increases in the cost of water and electricity, combined with high unemployment rates and uncertainty over land expropriation all make for a challenging sell for real estate agents.
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Echoing the famous musician, Bryan Adams, “It’s a new world, it’s a new start,” risk experts on the International Think Tank in August shared their wisdom and learnings around the response to COVID-19 and the future, aptly reframing what has become commonly known as the “New Normal” to the “Next Normal.”
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Businesses and third parties share complex relations. While each will prioritise their own bottom line, they need each other in order to operate.
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Recommendations have been made to prevent a repeat of the devastating chemical spill and fire incident following the warehouse attack in Cornubia in July. The preliminary Compliance Profile Report indicates both a lack of critical risk assessment or planning permissions, and inadequate Environmental Authorisations.
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Resilience, flexibility and adaptability are all buzz words bandied about when referring to how businesses can hope to survive, if not thrive, in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) and beyond.