‘‘Sustainability reporting’ and ‘assurance of sustainability reporting’ are certainly not new concepts, especially in South Africa: ‘triple bottom ’line’ reporting was introduced in the King Report on Corporate Governance, 2002 (King II) and the King Report has advocated for assurance of sustainability information for many years. The landscapes of sustainability reporting and assurance thereof are…
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Intelligent financial and operational investments have become competitive differentiators How artificial intelligence, automation and machine learning technologies have shifted accounting platforms from supportive resources to strategic and competitive advantages.The shape of financial management within the organisation has changed. Thanks to the influx of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and machine learning technologies, accounting platforms have shifted…
LEADERSHIP MEANS RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE When a crisis hits, emergency personnel like firefighters and medics are trained to run towards the fire even though their natural instincts will tell them otherwise. Business works the same way. When the crisis hits, your instincts might tell you to ‘run away’, but the test of true leadership…
Taking care of your mind Mental health has been called ‘the silent pandemic’: the growing incidence of mental ill-health, which has increased since the remote working and social distancing policies implemented to keep COVID-19 at bay, heightened our sense of anxiety and isolation. Difficult as it was to adapt to these unfamiliar circumstances, the move…
Middelvlei is ideally situated in the heart of the beautiful Stellenbosch Winelands on the slopes of Papegaaiberg, just 4 kilometres from the town centre and a 40-minute drive from Cape Town. It’s a charming family-friendly wine farm with wonderful wines and food on offer at its Boerebraai restaurant. Middelvlei wine estate is a charming farm…
If you’re looking for a lovely setting for a family lunch with some superb wine pairing or a venue for a wedding, kitchen tea or baby shower, look no further. And there are even MTB trails for the avid mountain bikers. Perdeberg was established in 1941 and is situated at the foot of the Paardeberg…
These CAs(SA) manged to build an international award winning investment and advisory firm in London that services clients worldwide through hard work and diligence. They have built their business to be client-focused, non-bureaucratic and technologically astute and describe themselves as a small, nimble team, stemming from large organisations with a financial services and technology background.…
Service delivery lies at the centre of all the spheres of government South Africa. Municipalities in particular are considered to be closest to citizens, providing key basic services. They achieve this obligation through the procuring of goods and services from suppliers in the private sector using practices that are guided by the Municipal Financial Management…
Eight seconds is eight seconds. But why does sometimes eight seconds seem to drag out – like when you are waiting for test results – and other times eight seconds seem to go by so quickly? The reason is called the ‘oddball effect’. This is a term that describes what happens to the brain when…