The webinar series covers the practical delivery of company secretarial services in South Africa, including company incorporation, post-incorporation compliance, statutory registers, CIPC filings, annual returns, and amendments to company records. It further addresses director appointments and duties, beneficial ownership disclosures, board and shareholder resolutions, governance frameworks, and common compliance risks, with a strong focus on real-world application, regulatory expectations, and defensible documentation.

Part 2: Advanced Company Secretarial Practice and Governance (27 March 2026)
Director Duties, Beneficial Ownership and Risk Management
Key Topics Covered
• Director duties and liabilities under the Companies Act
• Practical implications of sections 75–78 for company secretarial work
• Beneficial ownership requirements: who, what, when, and how
• CIPC beneficial ownership submissions and common findings
• Board resolutions: drafting, approval, and record-keeping
• Delegation of authority and governance frameworks
• Company secretarial services as a risk management tool
• Interaction with auditors, regulators, and stakeholders
• Preparing for CIPC inspections and compliance reviews.

Practical Focus
• Sample board and shareholder resolution structures
• Beneficial ownership decision trees and documentation examples
• Governance red-flag checklist for directors and practitioners
• Case studies where secretarial failures resulted in penalties or disputes.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Support directors in meeting their statutory and fiduciary duties
• Correctly identify and record beneficial ownership
• Draft and maintain defensible governance documentation
• Use company secretarial services to reduce regulatory and legal risk.

• Company secretaries,
• Assistant company secretaries,
• Accountants,
• Auditors, and
• Accounting officers who support or oversee statutory compliance and governance.