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KING III & PFMA

Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa. KING III & PFMA. S. F. Nomvalo Accountant-General: Republic of South Africa 7 September 2010. CONTENTS. What is Corporate Governance? Government Structure King III Implications to Public Sector Conclusion. 2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

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KING III & PFMA

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  1. Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa KING III & PFMA S. F. Nomvalo Accountant-General: Republic of South Africa 7 September 2010

  2. CONTENTS What is Corporate Governance? Government Structure King III Implications to Public Sector Conclusion 2

  3. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE “Corporate governance is concerned with holding the balance between economic and social goals and between individual and communal goals …. the aim is to align as nearly as possible the interest of individuals, corporations and society.” Sir Adrian Cadbury The system by which an entity is governed. It is about how the entity can better manage its resources to good effect for all citizens. 3

  4. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE 4

  5. IMPLICATIONS …. ‘Apply or explain’ philosophy vs compliance Ch 1 (Ethical leadership & Corporate Citizenship) – is aligned to the public sector Codes of ethics Ch 2 (Boards & Directors) – similar functions to board of directors are legislated for entities without boards King III embodies principles stated in PFMA 5

  6. IMPLICATIONS …. Ch 3 (Audit Committees) – AC is aligned to the PFMA except for the appointment of external auditors Ch 4 (Governance of risk) – all the principles are captured in PFMA and the Public Sector Risk Management Framework Ch 5 (Governance of IT) – all the principles can be found in the government information technology council’s mandate but there may still be a need to tighten the overall provisions on IT governance 6

  7. IMPLICATIONS …. Ch 6 (Compliance) - is aligned to the legislative framework currently in existence. Ch 7 (Internal Audit) – IAA already covered adequately per legislative framework Ch 8 (Stakeholder Relations) – covered extensively in the Constitution, Local government Legislation and Batho-Pele Ch 9 (Integrated Reporting) – the principles in King III are covered in various legislations though integrating may be a challenge 7

  8. The public sector corporate governance framework is sound and flexible, but its success depends on effective implementation by stakeholders as well as the activism in society. While King III was published in September 2009 most of the principles were already encoded into the South African legislation applicable to the public sector. CONCLUSION

  9. Thank you

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