Profile: Chris Hefer

Chris Hefer is an avid sports fan, but he never imagined that his career as a CA(SA) would launch him into the exciting world of the sports industry. Being part of the professional sports franchise Vodacom Bulls and being exposed to the ‘behind the scenes’ action daily allow him to enjoy experiences most people would…

Cover Story: Abed Tau

Solving a real-world problem can be the best start for a business. Abed Tau has a passion for education inherited from his father, but he’s also driven by a nose for business. At just 30, he is a director of Thamani Consulting and co-founder of tech start-ups Tuta-me and Silicon Maboneng. The challenging state of…

Recommend: Accountability continues to fail in local government says Auditor-General

The Auditor-General (AG) released the general report on the 2016/17 MFMA audit outcomes in May 2018. The report indicates an overall regression compared to previous financial years. The audit outcomes of 45 municipalities regressed while there was an improvement in 16 municipalities. Only 33 (13%) of municipalities managed to produce quality financial statements and performance…

Keys To Unlocking Great Decision-Making

Decision-making is hard. An unclear or poorly defined process can trigger decision ‘churn’, where previous judgments are revisited; a ‘fog of accountability’, where no one is truly answerable; ‘death by PowerPoint’, where decision-making gets lost from too much information-sharing; and bureaucratic governance. Read the full article here.