General Manager: Licensing, SAMRO Not all CAs are decision-makers Chartered accountants who are born decision-makers must be given room to make a large-scale positive impact on business, education, the economy and the public sector. How do we identify them? The CA journey is a gruelling and testing one; it’s rigorous and pushes individuals who embark…
CFO African Operations and MD of EDP Mozambique The value of values Unfortunately, at the time of receiving the gift packs sent to the finalists by SAICA, I was in Mozambique investigating a case of theft by one of the local farmers in the region. It was a lengthy forensic audit and at that time,…
Associate Professor, College of Accounting Sciences, UNISA Who are you on social media? Yourself or your profession? We live in an era in which most personal and even lucrative business transactions are concluded using online media or digital platforms. COVID-19 catapulted this process and almost all business is now conducted online. This also applies to…
Founder and Managing Director, The Legacy Centre The responsibility that comes with being the first Kamala Harris made history for being the first black female US vice-president elect. Most of us as young professionals have become the first in our communities or families to graduate, to qualify, or to be a finalist in the SAICA…
Business Ethics and Financial Accounting Lecturer, University of the Free State Re-imagining future leaders for erratic times through an unconventional approach The world is currently under various levels of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has altered how we live our lives. What I thought was a haze turned into a storm that will…
Africa Middle East Controls Leader, Cummins Africa Middle East Integrity: The principle that never fails As the world faces a significant amount of volatility, uncertainty, socio-economic issues and events that will one day define our history, a spotlight turns towards the landscape of the moral leader, business integrity, and how we deal with everyday ethical…
Leveraged Finance Transactor at Rand Merchant Bank What-if scenarios: Ctrl-Alt-Delete How many times have the ‘what-if’ scenarios in your head stopped you from taking a leap of faith? If you are a woman, my guess is too many times to count. Sometimes we are presented with opportunities of a lifetime but because we are socialised…
Director at SizweNtsalubaGobodo Grant Thornton (SNG Grant Thornton) Time is of the essence The year 2020 has doubtless been one of the most difficult years in recent memory. No one could have foreseen the damage and disruption the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, wreaking havoc across all spheres of life. Its effects on the economy, society,…
Director IT Advisory: KPMG in the Cayman Islands What does the rise of digital assets mean for the CA of the future? In 2020 alone, we have seen some massive developments in the digital assets space: China announced that they were testing a digital yuan; public companies such as MicroStrategy and Square invested a percentage…
Senior Associate, Subsidiaries and Significant Investments, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Rising from the ashes At the beginning of 2020, I declared it the year of change, of prosperity, of new beginnings, renewal, spring; I declared it MY year. 2020 turned out to be the most significant year for my generation. In the same way that…