Walking down George Street in the CBD of Sydney, Australia and hearing the variety of accents engulfing me I asked myself the question; ‘Am I proud to be a South African?’. Do I hold my head high ready to debate the current political turmoil or the perceived pessimistic outlook with anyone who dares question my…
DetailsThe number of recent claims against audit firms, some of them running into billions of Rands, for alleged ‘audit failures’, is a stark reminder of the problems facing the auditing profession in the absence of some protection offered by an equitable apportionment of liability regime. This constant threat of seeking to be held liable as…
DetailsDit is waar dat die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie in 2008 gegroei het. Maar dit is ongeveer die enigste brokkie goeie nuus wat ’n mens aan kan dink. Onmiddellike vooruitsigte is nag. Die verbruiker het gedurende 2H2008 in resessie inbeweeg soos verbruiksbesteding begin daal het, gelei deur swak duursame verbruiksbesteding, veral motors, behuising, meubels en huishoudelike toebehore.…
DetailsIt was the gifted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw who said that the reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man. At first sight Shaw’s aphorism seems outrageous but, on careful reflection, there is much truth in what he said. Shaw…
DetailsWhen I was offered a Forester to test drive I braced myself for the boxy car, but when I laid my eyes on the new Forester I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. The new Forester is said to be taller, wider and sleeker than its predecessor and that it certainly is. The…
DetailsIn as little as five years Social Networking has managed to invade our families, relationships, places of work and classrooms. On an almost daily basis, we are confronted with media reports warning against the risks associated with Social Networking sites. It is perhaps not surprising then that an American Management Association survey found that up…
DetailsHow many accountants must wish that people, whether they be clients, staff or even relatives, could be the same as a computer – do what they are told to do, work without complaining 24/7 – especially at month end – and do not do mean things like resigning. The accounting profession is not alone in…
DetailsWarehousing and transporting goods for more than one principal presents challenges for logistics service providers. These challenges include: warehouse space allocation, use, load aggregation, as well as transport optimisation to name but a few. From a financial point of view, it is imperative to proportion aggregated cost to principals in order to understand and maintain…
DetailsFROM THE PEN SUPERSAICA Without a doubt, 2008 has been the most eventful year we’ve experienced in a long while. A global economic meltdown, Eskom load-shedding, peaceful elections in Zambia, a proposed government of national unity of sorts for Zimbabwe, a historical presidential recall in SA, an ANC split and the creation of a new…
DetailseXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) is changing the way in which the business world communicates financial information. By updating the way business and financial data is transferred and reported globally, XBRL is revolutionary in this process. XBRL is being developed by an international non-profit consortium of approximately 500 major companies, organisations and government agencies around…
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