Gaming regulation compliance, which is of particular importance in retaining licences, is achieved through the strict implementation of internal control procedures and compliance policies, engagement with regulators and law enforcement agencies, centralised specialist understanding of the interpretation and application of legislation, compliance audits by internal and external auditors and by creating a compliance culture through training. Compliance with the terms of the licences is monitored by the relevant provincial gambling boards. [...] The social and ethics committee is constituted as a statutory committee of the company to perform the prescribed statutory duties of such committee, and is also appointed by all the subsidiaries of the company that are required to have a social and ethics committee in terms of the Companies Act, read with the Companies Act regulations, to act as the social and ethics committee of such subsidiaries, and to perform the prescribed statutory duties of such committee on behalf of such subsidiaries. [...] The scope of the social and ethics committee's work during the year included monitoring the group's activities, having regard to any relevant legislation, other legal requirements or prevailing codes of best practice, which included the following matters: [...] Monitoring legislative developments; [...] Monitoring the implementation of prevention of bribery and corruption measures; [...] Monitoring reports to the group's independently run tip-off line; [...] Monitoring the group's compliance with Responsible Gaming legislation, regulations and policies; [...] Monitoring progress in the alignment of the group's practices to the requirements of the B-BBEE codes; [...] Monitoring the group's annual CSI contributions and sponsorships; [...] Monitoring preferential procurement, socio-economic development and enterprise and supplier development; [...] Monitoring the group's environmental management and its impact on the environment; [...] Monitoring customer relationships, including customer loyalty and compliance with Consumer Protection laws; [...] Monitoring compliance with Protection of Personal Information laws; [...] Monitoring employee health, safety and well-being, industrial relations, employee skills development, and management of diversity and employment equity.