Most auditors welcome the opportunity to assist their clients in implementing new financial reporting requirements. But while a certain measure of assistance may be reasonable, auditors need to be mindful that there will be a stage where the auditor has provided so much input into the process that by the time they audit the results,…
Tawanda Mubvumbi CA(SA) shares how his Toastmaster journey has turned him from a shy public speaker to someone who will now confidently step up to the stage to have his say at any given opportunity. Roscoe Drummond once said: ‘The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute you are born and never…
Public Speaking Trainer‘In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn’ – John Naisbitt. dineshrie pillay CA(SA) Business Owner and…
Leadership Advisor‘In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn’ – John Naisbitt. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our environment…
TAX Specialist Reacting swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa on 23 March announced an initial 21-day lockdown period. The announcement came with tax relief that will assist businesses impacted by the lockdown. Muneer Hassan CA(SA) Tax Consultant, Senior Lecturer in Taxation at UJ and Lecturer on the Gauteng Board Course On 1 April,…
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Accounting at UJCarl Jung, the founder of analytical psychology, once said: ‘Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes’, and ‘Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.’ Wadzanai…
Like an earthquake, in its wake the COVID-19 crisis will result in aftershocks that will permanently reshape the world. It’s also a defining moment for humanity in which we can look further into the distance to imagine what the world may be like in the coming weeks and months, and perhaps see a turning point…
Since 10 March Priya Singh has been stuck in Italy unable to return to her family. Taking walks daily, replacing physical coffees dates with virtual ones and celebrating birthdays via Zoom to keep in touch with friends and loved ones have made all the difference of getting through this time positively. In the meantime, Priya…
Mike Lledos’ wife is the head of an international school in Dubai, and over the last 18 months he has become a regular commuter to Dubai. His South African friends thought he was being a little melodramatic when he said prepare for a ‘lockdown’ – it’s coming to your neighbourhood too. He shares his experiences.…
With a background in financial management and business valuations, I have always been intrigued by ‘strategy’, that thing that ultimately sets a company apart from the next and probably, together with strong leadership, the main driver behind sustained value creation. In a series of interviews, I will be exploring different business leaders’ (all chartered accountants)…