Jody Yee, the new Global Industry Solutions Director for Technology, Media and Telecoms at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), discusses some of the main drivers behind the top risks facing the sector, as ranked by Allianz Risk Barometer respondents – from the spectre of cybercrime to the acute talent shortage Risks are interrelated and…
DetailsImagine a world that operates on a principle of collective efficacy, with a united vision of economic growth that has the potential to impact all lives, but especially those who need it most At The Hope Factory and SAICA Enterprise Development, we believe that collaborative partnerships between the private, public and development sector has the…
DetailsMuch has been said about corruption in the public sector in the last two months … about 1 300 pages worth to be precise. At the heart of this discourse is deliberate bribery and corruption to secure contracts worth billions of rands, inserting pliable individuals into key positions, and the intimidation of those who had…
DetailsYou may have heard the tip, ‘If you do one thing for your business, get it online.’ But once you’ve got it online, how do you navigate the changes from the old ways of doing things to the new? Selling to an online audience has its own dynamics and requires different strategies, but the principles…
DetailsFirst timers achieve a 78% pass rate in the first SAICA qualifying examination. SAICA has announced that 1 739 − a 59% pass rate compared to 64% in 2021 − of the candidates who wrote the first sitting of the 2022 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) passed. Of those, candidates writing for the first time…
DetailsIn July, a 73-year-old professor will paddle 1 100 kilometres down the Rio Madeira, a tributary of the Amazon River. He aims to try to inspire the commitment of corporate SA to fund a reforestation project in the Brazilian Amazon as well as pioneer a new genre of climate reporting in integrated annual reports Fifty…
DetailsGary Klinkradt CA(SA) is a partner at Klinkradt Chartered Accountants – and on the side, he is an avid artist. He started painting seriously in 2003 and his art is becoming highly sought after and can be found throughout South Africa and also in other parts of the world. Gary loves to paint thick impasto…
DetailsWhen meeting Donné for the first time, it is not difficult to be feel energised by her passion for life and all things International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) related. It is unsurprising, then, that Donné is a committee member of the IASB IC in addition to being the Head of Advisory Services at FirstRand Limited.…
DetailsOne of the best reasons – for some, the most important reason – to take on a career in the public sector is the chance to make a positive difference in the lives of others. The sector provides many opportunities for CAs(SA) to do this and can allow you to have a direct impact on…
DetailsIf he had known that accounting would become as deeply and inextricably technology based as it has, the young Chris Badenhorst wouldn’t have had to agonise quite so much over his field of study. In the end he chose accounting but, of course, in the 21st century accounting is no longer just accounting. Rapid technology…
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