White Paper Virtual Board Meeting Governance in SA

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Our latest white paper tackles key questions around how board meeting governance in South Africa is impacted when meetings shift from physical to electronic platforms. It explores the scope and implications of the Companies Act of 2008 in relation to the realities of virtual and hybrid board meetings.

The onset of COVID-19 has accelerated a shift from traditional in-person board meetings to those conducted via Zoom and other online meeting platforms.

This paper answers important questions such as:

• Are virtual board meetings legally valid in South Africa?

• Can resolutions passed during virtual meetings be considered legally binding?

• Are votes conducted in virtual meetings compliant with legal requirements?

Code of eMeeting Conduct

The white paper also introduces a proposed Code of Virtual Meeting Conduct for Directors, offering best practices and behavioural guidelines to help boards operate effectively and in line with governance standards in an electronic meeting environment.

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[Updated: May 2025]