How to fortify your professional future As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly prevalent in South African workplaces, there is growing concern among employees and independent professionals about how this new technology might impact their career prospects and future job security. Companies are considering how they can harness AI to improve processes, productivity and the bottom…
The important role of data literacy in the digital age Data has become one of the most valuable resources in the world today, and its importance cannot be overstated. Data is the driving force behind decision-making and business strategy, making it a critical skill for anyone who wants to remain relevant in the job market.…
The recent saga with the issuing of late-night Government Gazettes, justification thereof and subsequent ‘temporary’ retractions has certainly heightened the awareness of the general public around the importance of reporting. To an extent, the early parts of the first week of April saw many a South African citizen enter the world of corporate reporting, corporate…
What needs to change Corporate misconduct is difficult to detect and prove. This is because it is often hidden by a complicated web of transactions, misleading corporate records and convoluted company group structures. This is why corporate whistleblowers whose positions give them an inside track on misconduct are so important in exposing corporate crime and…
A practical guide for leaders facing the challenge of transforming their organisations through digital technology. Today’s leaders have been bombarded by a lifetime’s worth of advice about digital transformation. If they’re not sold on the merits1 of always-on, continuous digital reinvention, they may never be.2 Most have also heard they need to be personally involved.3 The big question…
There was always an outside chance that Nonkululeko Gobodo would go for broke, scouting around for big names in ghost-writing and editing, but when it came to the crunch, she plucked up the courage and wrote the book herself. At the age of 60, Nonkululeko Gobodo, with no prior experience, decided to launch her writing…
Marriage and accounting are two very different things, but they can be related in certain ways. Marriage is a legal and social union between two people, often based on love, companionship, and mutual support. Accounting, on the other hand, is a system of recording, analysing and reporting financial transactions. Div and Jana Lamprecht show us…
Sandile Mnguni CA(SA) was born and bred on the South Coast where his family used to run community shops. This ignited an immense passion within him for numbers and in Grade 11 he decided he would become a chartered accountant. However, it was easier said than done, and due to limited finances meant attending university…
Siyamdumisa Vilakazi AGA(SA) was seconded as CFO to the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) when the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza, had to put in place a new team to stabilise the troubled land entity. Siyamdumisa Vilakazi dreams of a society where ethical behaviour is normalised as opposed to corruption;…
Although he came from humble beginnings, Imran Vanker CA(SA) made the most of every opportunity that came his way and today he is a governance, audit, and management specialist with broad experience in private practice and public sector auditing in South Africa and at the United Nations and has forged a path to an illustrious…
