The disciplinary hearing of a director of the Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa (IIA SA) has raised further questions about the role auditors play in covering up wrongdoing in state-owned enterprises and put the processes of the IIA SA under the spotlight.
It all started with an SAA tender for dry snacks.
Robert Newsome, director of the IIA SA and chair of its disciplinary committee appeared before a disciplinary committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) on Friday on a charge of failure to declare a conflict of interest as chair of the disciplinary committee of the IIA SA.
Newsome earlier served on the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors (Irba) and represented the industry at international level, including on structures dealing with…
