“STATE CAPTURE” AND “GUILT BY ASSOCIATION” IN SOUTH AFRICA
Bad Press Coverage and New Reputational Risks: Emerging Obstacles to Achieving Business and Compliance Objectives
Matthew J. Alexander
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Benjamin Haley
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP (South Africa)
- “State capture” and reputational risk: Guilt by perception and/or association, and what companies can do to protect themselves
- Proactive steps compliance officers can take to mitigate the impact of bad press
- How investigations into present and past governments impact multinationals’ business and compliance risks, and comparisons and contrasts with Brazil
- Will South Africa’s authorities focus their enforcement primarily on local companies or take an extra-territorial approach
- Complications with SOEs: Corruption risk, influence-peddling, accountability
- Expectations for South Africa’s new directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP)