Editor’s letter Transformational leadership According to an article published by Forbes about the world’s greatest leaders research shows that in order to lead and do business in the modern era leaders need to exemplify a new model of leadership. A model where leaders must influence a variety of groups over which they have no direct…
Chartered accountancy has a long history of being a male-dominated profession. Indeed, according to the most recent member statistics from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), only 35% out of all of South Africa’s registered chartered accountants (CAs[SA]) are women, with female African CAs(SA) making up just 5% of total membership. While still…
Johannesburg, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 – Chartered Accountants [CAs(SA)] Nitesh Koosialee and Renitha Dwarika didn’t figure on marrying someone in the same profession. They shared their journeys to becoming CAs(SA), and the lessons they have learned along the way, both individually and as a family. Nitesh Koosialee disputes the long held myth that CAs(SA) are…
Johannesburg, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 – Sheldon Moodley is the first in his family to get a degree and qualify as a chartered accountant, despite financial hurdles which included having to take a gap year to sell funeral cover to cover the costs of his tuition. Don’t ever assume. Asked who he’d most like to…
‘The perception that a CA(SA) mainly works with figures is wrong. A CA(SA) is more involved working with people. If you do not love people, learn to love them. Otherwise you will not become a successful CA(SA).’ These are wise words from 54-year old Hendri Viljoen CA(SA), Financial Director at SA Truck Bodies, one of…
Johannesburg, Monday, 6 June 2016 – Gratitude Ramphaka CA(SA), is as elegant and gracious as a talk show host, yet as tenacious and driven as the finance professional she has become. Her excellent matric results meant she could have taken her pick from multiple careers. ‘Deciding to become a CA(SA) was a process of elimination,’…
Johannesburg, Thursday, 9 June 2016 – Reeza Isaacs, Group Finance Director of Woolworths Holdings and a CA(SA), was named South Africa’s CFO of the Year at the 2016 CFO Awards gala event in Johannesburg on 12 May 2016. ‘I was surprised by the nomination. The award itself was unexpected, and although I struggle at times…
Johannesburg, Monday, 4 July 2016 – Local accountant firm Middel & Partners has been named as one of the most inspiring accountancy practices in the world and has been selected for inclusion in the new book ‘The World’s Most Inspiring Accountants’ which is published in April 2016. Middel & Partners is one of only four…
In Sanskrit moksha means eternal liberation—a state of peace, an inner heaven. In Eastern spiritual traditions such as Hinduism, Vedanta and Buddhism, moksha is the highest state a human can attain – a state of enlightenment filled with happiness and freedom from individual desires and suffering. One gets an inkling of this state of moksha…
Great Scott! A diversity of interests, sheer hard work and the foresight to spot the proverbial gap propelled James Scott to move from financial manager in the musical publishing industry, through financial director in software development, to his current role as publisher of BusinessBrief. The long and arduous CA(SA) route was navigated by Scott through…