The past decade’s corporate scandals – spanning Enron’s corporate fraud in the early 2000s, the 2008 banking crisis and Barclays’ interest-rate fixing disgrace this July – have highlighted the dire consequences of unethical leadership and poor corporate governance. In the wake of these events new regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley in the US, the Cadbury Report in the UK and the King Reports in SA, were formulated to protect investors and other stakeholders. “Corporate governance starts with the board of directors,” says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of Landelahni Business Leaders Amrop SA. “Observing regulatory requirements involves committing to ethical behaviour throughout the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 |
Monday, 22 October 2012: In a bid to enhance the skills of local scientists and invest in clinical and scientific development in South Africa, pharmaceutical company Novartis is sponsoring a cutting-edge Clinical Science Workshop at the University of Stellenbosch, as well as an intensive three-month internship programme at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. The Clinical Science Workshop will be held from 22-23 October at the Tygerberg Campus, while the three month Novartis Next Generation Scientist Program is held annually in Basel, Switzerland. With a presence in 140 countries, research at Novartis is focused on discovering and developing innovative new medicines to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 22nd 2012 |
Africa continues to provide opportunity and attract project investors from around the world. The International Monetary Fund forecasts Sub-Saharan African growth at 4,8% which compares favourably with the world average of 3,3%. The number of projects on the continent has quadrupled from that of 10 years ago and the quality of projects has improved substantially. Paul Runge – Managing Director of specialised consulting firm Africa Project Access will be heading a round table discussion on the last day of the upcoming Africa Energy Indaba on 21 February 2013– opening up the floor for discussion on major energy greenfields and brownfields... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 17th 2012 |
Friday 12 October is World Arthritis Day (WAD) and an important opportunity to raise awareness of arthritic diseases and the considerable challenges people affected by them face. Supported by the ‘Join the Fight against Autoimmune diseases’ campaign, the theme this year is “Waving for World Arthritis Day”, emphasising how difficult physical activity — even simple movements we take for granted, such as waving — can be for sufferers. According to a recent report, arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States, with one in every five American adults currently diagnosed with an arthritic condition and the number of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 11th 2012 |
…. Instilling a caring culture – Through a series of fun-filled, cause-related golf events in aid of education and health, Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) this year has once again clearly demonstrated that it cares, not only for its own members, but also for the well-being of the broader community. Since 2010, LMS has been a proud supporter of, and partner in the Cloud9Golf and M-Net Cares ‘Drive for the Cause’ campaign, thus both further instilling a caring culture and contributing to two very worthy causes, namely the PinkDrive Breast Cancer Awareness and the M-Net Naledi Children’s Literacy Project. “At Liberty Medical Scheme our pledge... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 10th 2012 |
