SAICA Business Emergency Room The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a number of changes and difficulties to the business world, to the extent that many businesses are in distress or even on the brink of business rescue. The SAICA Business Emergency Room will offer businesses support through access to a panel of business advisory experts.…
With COVID-19 hitting the South African shores in March 2020, the South African government enforced a strict lockdown bringing an already battling economy to its knees. To try and compensate to some extent for this, on 21 April 2020, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced a R500 billion (bn) fiscal support package, writes…
Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring In 2010 Yvonne Chetty became the first chief financial officer (CFO) at the Department of Energy, previously part of the combined Department of Minerals & Energy. She still holds the post after almost a decade and has a clear overview of what is required…
Ensuring no prospective CA(SA) is left behind In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, Chartered Accountant [CA(SA)] and Founder of Future Nation Schools Sizwe Nxasana talks about the macro-economic impact that our country will suffer if the accountancy profession fails to grow and transform its pipeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a country and as…
One of the organisations enabling young professionals in the public sector to acquire professional accounting designations is the Public Service Education and Training Authority (PSETA). In their last intake of learnerships (2018/2019) for graduates and professionals in the public sector one lucky young lady, Asanda Nojilana, saw her career getting a boost after she applied…
Building Resilience: A #FinBiz2030 Series “Courage in Adversity” Thursday 9 July 17.30 BST / 18.30 SAST / 12.30 EST About the event At this time, professionals and students alike may feel the odds are stacked against them. The global economy has faced a reckoning, the job market doesn’t inspire confidence, and success feels increasingly unattainable in…
Date: 02 June 2020 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Sasol today announced the appointment of Priscillah Mabelane as Executive Vice President: Energy Business, effective 1 September 2020. She will also serve as a member of Sasol’s Group Executive Committee (GEC). Mabelane, a qualified Chartered Accountant, joins Sasol from BP Southern Africa (BPSA), where she was the…
Be at your best when life is at its worst I recently read an article of Mike Maddock’s on Forbes.com in which he tells the story of Professor Randy Pausch who was diagnosed with terminal cancer and decided to make his final lecture about the most important lessons he had learned in life. Pausch said…
Dr Mitan Nana CA(SA)MCom (Wits), MBBCh (Wits),Medical Doctor based in Cape Town If you have been struggling with your weight or just wanted to shed a few kilos, then inevitably you would have tweaked your eating habits at some point. While some may have succeeded in maintaining a lower weight, many have failed, regressing completely…
Chantelle Usmar during the 2nd round of the Sanlam Cancer Challenge Finals 2018 held at The Gary Player Country Club in Sun City near Johannesburg, South Africa on the 9th October 2018.Photo by Shaun Roy / SPORTZPICS There’s a lot of talk that the golf course is a great place for striking business opportunities. Chantelle…