South Africa’s integrated reporting journey Integrated reporting: Where to next? Volkswagen a wakeup call A quality integrated report Staying alive Embracing simplicity SOUTH AFRICA’S INTEGRATED REPORTING JOURNEY South Africa is in its fifth year of implementing Integrated Reporting <IR> and the momentum of this evolutionary, if not revolutionary, reporting framework continues to gather momentum. By…
DetailsStarting articles is a big change, especially when it is your first real job and you don’t have anything to compare it to. Gareth Olivier gives you a few things to think about … It’s a tricky phase once you finish studying and you start articles. You’ve dedicated a good chunk of time to becoming…
DetailsAs you’ve no doubt heard by now, Volkswagen – the biggest car manufacturer in the world – was recently implicated in what’s potentially one of the largest corporate scandals of all time. Technology was used to create artificial emission readings for their diesel cars, which then appeared cleaner and more economical than they actually were.…
DetailsWesley Smith CA(SA) addresses inequality through a sustainable ‘win-win’ investment model.To date he and his team have raised over R200 million for the poor and helped thousands of orphans and vulnerable children. Lynn Grala spoke to him ‘There’s a great saying,’ says Wesley, that ‘your purpose in life is where your deep gladness and the…
DetailsEditor’s letter Purpose of life As another year comes to an end, you might find yourself thinking about your life’s purpose – and everything you still want to do, but haven’t had time to do. Self-help books usually offer predictable steps to finding your life’s purpose: consider your dreams, clarify your values, set some goals,…
DetailsMuch inspired by the success of their audit manager, Leon Weber CA(SA), two trainee accountants, Senamile Ngcobo and Ncumisa Hoza, set out to find out just how he did it … When we hear Pele’s quote: ‘Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what…
Details‘Empowering supplier’ is a new concept introduced in the amended codes. The B-BBEE certificate will indicate this status, which will have to be independently verified before or as part of the annual verification. A customer’s spend with a supplier may only be recognised on its preferential procurement scorecard if the supplier qualifies as an empowering…
DetailsA webinar (an online seminar conducted over the Internet) is an ideal medium to deliver your message to small or large groups. Its use is limited to your imagination. When to use it: If you have your own business, webinars can be used to market yourself or your business product or service. Webinars can also…
DetailsBenjamin Franklin once said: ‘Money has never made man happy, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.’ Will money make you happy? Research has shown that professionals tend to be income rich but balance sheet poor – and they generally…
DetailsIf you’re in the mood for an intimate getaway, to be treated like royalty, to escape the hustle and bustle of the city … it’s time to visit Zwahili Private Game Lodge & Spa Zwahili, an intimate game lodge and spa, is a mere two-hour drive from Johannesburg (about 41 kilometres outside Modimolle). It has…
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