Category: General

What it takes to be a strong voice in the board room

The board of directors often consists of a diverse group of individuals who are legitimately selected by shareholders, with their main duty to monitor management and provide advice. The board acts as a conduit between owners or principals of business (the shareholders) and their agents (management). Boards of directors exist, independently from management, to ensure that the firm’s managers do not pursue their own...

We are still divided in our diversity – A Response to the DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko leaving to study

Published in City Press, 18 May 2014, Voices section, Page 1 As South Africans, we say we value diversity, but in reality, we do not. We are vicious towards individuals who don’t fulfill the stereotypes we hold. Lindiwe Mazibuko has certainly received the most malicious butts of our bigotry. Calling her a ‘tea lady’ certainly exposes our own self-hate and...