Your audience has just been informed, inspired or educated by your thought-provoking talk. The floor is now open to the audience to ask you questions. While you cannot predict what questions your audience will ask, you can prepare yourself on how to respond to them. OPENING UP THE Q&A SESSION Ask: ‘What questions do you…
CORPORATE PLANNING (BUDGETING) So why would I think of corporate planning as operational? Well, l largely because it drives the immediate future of the business, which could be thought of as the next one, two or maybe, at a push, three years. It is what the banks look to when arranging finance; it is what…
The independent auditor’s report is the auditor’s key communication to the shareholders and other users of the financial statements. After many years of audit reports that merely provided a ‘pass/fail’ conclusion, the landscape has changed. By Zuleka Jasper WHY THE CHANGE? The external audit is an independent and objective process that aims to conclude whether…
Habitual creativity, innovative business solutions In today’s fast-paced world, where business processes are accelerating exponentially, it is a breath of fresh air to encounter the innovative spirit and an understanding of the importance of creativity and the arts at the root of an exceptional enterprise such as Middel & Partners. Yuven Gounden spoke to Coenie…
During the holidays, after a trip that took us through Lesotho, the Kruger National Park and the family farm in the Free State, we spent a day in the famous Northern Cape Town on the Orange River, Orania. Orania seems to be very popular internationally with news and documentary makers, specifically for its political stances,…
Audi A4 1.4 This is the all-new Audi A4 that was launched late last year. Even though there is no striking difference from its predecessor in appearance, this is actually a totally new vehicle. To start with, the new headlights have an all-new cleaner shape and feature LED lights as an option. The overall body…
It’s not hard to believe that people tend to look down on others who they believe are less powerful than themselves. But did you know it can literally be true? A study published in 2013 shows this link. Andy J Yap, a researcher at Columbia University who now works in the fields of Organisational Behaviour…
Patrick Martin, 34 Lyndsay Maseko, 34 Xolani Sithole, 32 Ryan Mer, 32 Nirakasha Sookraj, 31 Ismail Seedat, 34 Sedzani Musundwa, 33 Daylan Staude, 33 Rikus Vorster, 32 Abed Tau, 28 Kamini Moodley, 34 Nico van der Merwe, 35 Garth Pretorius, 33 Stuart Allan van der Veen, 30 Pieter van Niekerk, 31 Pieter van der Zwan,…
When you feel you deserve a break from the hustle and bustle of city life, you can just take a leisurely drive westward and within an hour or so you’ll discover the magic of Magaliesburg. The small village of Magaliesburg lies at the heart of a beautiful region of mountains, valleys, rivers and indigenous woodland…
Audit quality concerns raised by a spike in unsatisfactory results from firm/engagement inspections performed by the regulator and the possibility of audit firms being sued for corporate failures warrants a fresh look at professional skeptism. Here is Brian Monegi’s take on this ISA 200 Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an…
