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DUT HOSTS TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF
FRAUD AND CORRUPTION RISK CONFERENCE
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) hosted an important, two-day International Fraud and Corruption Risk Conference at the Coastlands Musgrave Hotel on Monday, 14 November 2022 and Tuesday, 15 November 2022.
The theme of the conference was: “Reshaping the Quality of Conversations, Deepening the Sense of Accountability, in Re-tilting the Socioeconomic Landscape.”
Depictive of shared responsibility,as articulated in our ENVISION2030, the exhilarating gathering included
the Durban University of Technology’s (DUT’s) Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Thandwa
Mthembu, (in abstentia), Dr Vuyo Mthethwa (Deputy Vice-Chancellor: People & Operations, DUT),
Prof Keolebogile Motaung (Acting Deputy Vice-
Chancellor: Research, Innovation & Engagement,
DUT), Professor Suren Singh (Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching & Learning, DUT), DUT staff, DUT students, DUT Council members and external stakeholders. Of course, shared responsibility in relation to the external stakeholders, was in the context of our country and the broader Continent.
Also in attendance were Ms Nonhlanhla Gumbi (Director: Procurement, DUT), Ms Nthanyiseni F Dhumazi (Chief Financial Officer, DUT), Professor Fulufhelo Netswera (Executive Dean: Faculty of Management Sciences, DUT), DUT Executive Dean: Faculty of Accounting and Informatics Prof Oludayo, O. Olugbara, DUT Chief Risk Officer, Mr Sikhuthali Nyangintsimbi, Dr Simpiwe Sobuwa (Deputy President: Health Professions Council of South Africa), Mr Alan Khan (Senior Director: Corporate Affairs), an array
Waheeda Peters
of local and international key speakers, Chairperson of KPMG South Africa, Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu (Chairperson: KPMG South Africa), Mr Sisa Ntlango, Partner: Deloitte South Africa; Ms Nomathamsanqa Ashom, Managing Director: Ngubane & Co, Prof Cheryl De la Rey (Vice-Chancellor: University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Ms Nangamso Mankai (Senior Investment Manager, Mine Workers Investment Company), Dr Xoliswa Majola (Senior Lecturer: UKZN Graduate School of Business & Leadership),Mr John Foster-Pedley (Director:Henley Business School Africa), Prof Owen Skae (Director: Rhodes Business School), Dr McLean Sibanda (Founder and Director: Megethos Legacy Catalyst (Pty) Ltd (Sibanda Legacy), Ms Naomi Ngoasheng (Intellectual Property Specialist, NIPMO), Dr Kerry Jenkins (COO, KPMG Dynamic Risk Assessment Global Centre of Excellence), Ms Pat Semenya
(CEO: IRMSA), Ms Zelia Njeza (President: Institute of Internal Auditors,Tanzania), Ms Harriet Akua Karikari (President: Institute of Internal Auditors, Ghana), Ms Nicola Comninos (Chief Risk Officer, Purple Group), Ms Sarie Homan (Head of Professional Body, CIPS), and Ms Liezl Groenwald, (Senior Manager: Organisational Ethics Development,TEI).
Welcoming the attendees in an online message was the Vice- Chancellor and Principal, Professor Thandwa Mthembu, who stressed the importance of the occasion.
He said:“This conference focuses on risks of fraud and corruption to us, our organisations, higher education institutions and our country as a whole and perhaps the world at large.We must ask ourselves what creativity and innovation could we bring to bear to design a
Pictured: CEO of Universities South Africa, Dr Phethiwe Matutu, delivering her keynote address at the gala dinner.
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