South African government supply chain and procurement processes are often marred by irregularities and allegations of corruption which are reported annually by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) and other bodies, as well as the media. Of even greater concern is the lack of (quality) service delivery that often results from these irregularities and corruption, and…
The decline in permanent jobs following the COVID-19 pandemic is likely here to stay. We must therefore find new ways for young people to reliably enter and stay within the labour market. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on employment in South Africa saw a five-percentage point fall in the proportion of employed youth,…
Mental toughness. These two words conjure up images of sheer bloody-mindedness, a force of will getting you through, barging through obstacles to reach your goal. While this idea of grit and determination can certainly motivate one to just keep going, it may in fact be wrong Let’s take Makazole Mapimpi – World Cup rugby hero.…
Accountability – it’s a word often thrown around. We want to hold management accountable, government accountable, students accountable and NGOs accountable. But what about holding ourselves accountable? Accounting is, at its core, a mechanism of accountability. History has numerous examples where a lack of accountability led to economic, financial and even political crises. But why,…
Blockchain technology allows users to create and manage digital identities through the combination of three components: decentralised identifiers, identity management and embedded encryption. A digital identity arises organically from the use of personal information on the web and from the shadow data created by the individual’s actions online. A digital identity may be a pseudonymous…
Koko Khumalo is the CEO and founding partner of Motlanalo Chartered Accountants and Auditors Incorporated (Motlanalo Inc), a majority African Black women-owned South African audit, accounting and professional services firm. As Motlanalo has steadily grown, her vision has not waned Koko is more confident than ever that there is room in the market for an…
Chanelle Nandlal’s first experience of London − as a young girl from a small town in the big city − was like no other. She arrived expecting everything to be 100% different, but was fascinated how some things are the same and some things so different! Chanelle Nandlal CA(SA) first lived in London 12 years…
Bonga Mokoena’s appointment as CEO of BDO – a post he took up in May – sees his career come full circle as he moves away from the financial services industry, where he has concentrated his efforts for the past several years, to focus once more on audit. Bonga Mokoena’s approach is, in his own…
Audrey Muvezwa believes that the CA(SA) training teaches one to be flexible and offers mobility that very few qualifications offer. He vouches that one can easily adapt to different environments and positions as you have the invaluable resource of being a strategic thinker. And not only that: she is also taking it to the next…
When she was only in Grade 7, Buhle Hanise Nomabunga CA(SA), BAIC CFO, decided to become a chartered accountant after she was inspired by Sindiswa Zilwa, the then second black, South African female CA(SA) and others. Today as president of the African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA), she is 100% dedicated to helping other women achieve…