Feature: How frontline innovation and systems thinking are reshaping resilience

South Africa’s healthcare system is defined by a paradox: world-class clinical expertise operating within severe fiscal constraints. In public-sector operating theatres, shortages of specialists and frozen training posts have created persistent bottlenecks. Yet a new solution is emerging − one that moves from personality-driven workarounds to system-driven resilience. FOR DECADES, SOUTH AFRICAN CLINICIANS HAVE IMPROVISED…

Profile: At the sharp end of technical accounting – Esther Pieterse CA(SA)

As accounting issues become more complex, sound judgement matters more than ever. When there’s no room for error, the hardest part is making the call. Known for discipline and staying power, Esther Pieterse has built her career working through difficult technical questions that affect the application of accounting standards in practice which impacts the financial…

Feature: Preparing for digital VAT: How finance teams can get ready for SARS’s next phase of tax modernisation

As tax authorities around the world accelerate their digital transformation agendas, the way businesses report and manage tax is changing rapidly. Technology is becoming central to how governments improve tax administration, increase transparency and close revenue gaps. IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE (SARS) is pursuing this shift through its Modernisation 3.0 programme.…

Feature: Why global commercial growth slows down: And how eLearning can fix it

‘Global expansion rarely fails because of poor strategy − it falters in the execution,’ says Michael Gullan, CEO of G&G Advocacy, an e learning consultancy that supports multinational organisations in building high performing teams across diverse regions. As companies enter new markets, they often presume that approaches that succeeded in one area will naturally succeed…