AGSA’s work strengthens the country’s democracy, builds public confidence, and ultimately benefits the receiver of services, namely the people of South Africa. For this, they have a resilient organisation with a strong foundation of integrity, professionalism and technical excellence focusing on people and good internal governance The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) is the country’s supreme…
DetailsFor Bianca Goodson, doing the right thing is to stand firm in your values even in the face of adversity, and even if it scares you. Making South Africa a better country for generations to come trumps any kind of financial incentives that you might get from doing the opposite Former Trillian Management Consulting chief…
DetailsWhat happens when the bot does not report for duty? In the mid-1980s, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Terminator provided an extreme exploration of what happens when humans lose control of the intelligent machines that they themselves have developed. In a less extreme example, during the infancy of Google’s geolocation technology, Google Maps, it frequently navigated travellers…
DetailsEmotional regulation has been defined as ‘the process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express their feelings’ Let’s pick an emotion: fear. In some situations, fear is very useful. If you can’t swim well and you go to the beach on holiday but the…
DetailsKevin Phillips considers the impact of remote working on South Africa’s now fully implemented Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. Has legal lag made it unworkable in the modern distributed workplace? The ‘legal lag’ phenomenon is not new. Laws have long struggled to keep up with rapidly advancing technology, but this gap is widening in…
DetailsThe stakes are high for small South African businesses following the challenges in the last 18 months, which now include the potential risk of a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections later this year. This is a time you want to avoid making unforced financial errors in order to rebuild cash reserves and restore levels of…
DetailsEthical leadership in the current South African landscapeThe business ideals of profit and shareholder wealth maximisation cannot be sustainable if ethics are not engrained in the DNA of the business operations. Kwena Maseko sees the dominance of ethics in current leadership discourses as an appreciation of ethics as the cornerstone of organisational leadership. But what…
DetailsSynonymous with quality and great prices, Toshiba has relaunched TVs into the South African market. They are now boasting eight stellar models and planning to introduce many more. Toshiba TVs are manufactured in Cape Town, creating more job opportunities. Toshiba TVs are fondly remembered in many homes as our first TVs back in the day…
DetailsSuzuki is a household name that is synonymous with compact off-road vehicles. However, over the last few years, they have been expanding their range with great success and have now become one of the fastest-growing motor vehicle brands in South Africa. SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 1,5L 4-cylinder POWER: 77 KW TORQUE: 138 N.M 0–100 KM/H: N/A PRICE…
DetailsWhen Stellenview Premium Wines founder, winemaker and entrepreneur Reino Kruger established the brand in 2009 (primarily for export to the Far East), it made perfect sense to pay homage to his family with one of the ranges, namely Kruger Family Reserve. The Kruger family heritage dates back to the early 1700s with the arrival of…
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