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REWARDING TALENT IN TOUGH TIMES WHAT DO WE DO NOW? With more scarce resources, we need to find creative ways to attract and retain good people, whilst maintaining appropriate governance and risk management principles. read more |  |
| SOUTH AFRICA'S GOT TALENT Simon Cowell recognised the lucrative benefits of nurturing and encouraging talent when he launched “Britain's got talent”. read more |  |
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| Round Up |
FROM THE PEN Generation Y breaks from the herd It is widely acknowledged that generation Y is making huge waves professionally. It is the most abundant generation since the baby boomers, who were conceived directly after the second world war. read more |  |
| SAICA NEWS Good morning fellow frogs We all know the boiling frog story, which suggests that if you put a frog into boiling water it will struggle to get out, read more |  |
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SAICA NEWS National Credit Act Unpacked The NCA was introduced to facilitate new and protective rights for consumers for all types of credit arrangements read more |  |
| SAICA NEWS Worldwide adoption of IFRS on track, Sir David tells SAICA SAICA was recently privileged to host Sir David Tweedie, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), read more |  |
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STRAIGHT SHOOTING Member Service Earlier this year, the SAICA Board and national structures identified key goals and focus areas for the next five to ten years. read more |  |
| TECHNICAL APB APPROVES TWO AC 500 INTERPRETATIONS AS STATEMENTS OF GAAP At its meeting held on 18 March 2009, the Accounting Practices Board (APB) approved the following South African Interpretations as Statements of GAAP; read more |  |
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| Features |
FRAUD AND THE AUDITOR An audit is not necessarily a guarantee that fraud will be detected. read more |  |
| AUDIT CONSIDERATIONS IN AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMY During the past several months, the Global Economy has suffered a significant decline. Companies are falling like ninepins. read more |  |
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SECTION 80A(c )(ii) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT: 'Round-tripping' between the draft version and the enacted version – part 2 read more |  |
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| Special reports |
SPECIAL REPORT TRANSFORMATION Thuthuka students hailed at Mandela University graduation ceremony A total of 20 young South Africans are well on the road to becoming prospective chartered accountants [CA(SA)], ... read more |  |
| Dramatic increase in black CAs(SA)… and the pipeline continues to expand read more |  |
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Maths and science success Four years ago, SAICA was determined to boost the throughput of desperately needed African chartered accountants [CAs(SA)]. read more |  |
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| Columns |
ACCOUNTANCY IN MOTION The Dodge Journey The new offering from Dodge is very different to the common MPV or SUV to which we have become accustomed. read more |  |
| WIK EN WEEG Ekonomiese herstel eersdags in sig Dit is miskien nie vir almal vanselfsprekend om op ekonomiese herstel te begin sinspeel, wanneer die ekonomie duidelik in die diepste deel van sy huidige sikliese trog verkeer nie. read more |  |
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