The number of years it takes to get the CA(SA) designation is of less importance than your reasons for becoming a chartered accountant. Journeys differ significantly. The drive and passion of people at both ends of the spectrum − people who qualify at a very young age and those who do so when they are…
Not only is the CA(SA) profession considered by many to be a male domain − the world of motoring is seen as the pinnacle of male-ness. However, a few South African women are changing the game through grit, wisdom, and determination. KERRY CASSEL Improving people’s lives by envisioning, innovating and creating … Kerry Cassel CA(SA),…
When Brett Tromp announced in March 2022 that he and his family were relocating to the Lone Star State, it was a blow to the SAICA community, to which he had contributed for many years. The former chief financial officer for Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest health insurer since 2007, had bee n with the…
The Top 35-under-35 competition is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. To celebrate this milestone in style, this year we will be profiling some of the first 2014 finalists. Please join us as we look at their career journeys so far. We hope this feature will inspire our young #Differencemakers and future finalists to continuously…
‘A person who is too busy to take care of their health is like a mechanic who is too busy to take care of his tools.’ This is the philosophy Fulufhelo Siphuma lives by; a philosophy which is seeing her emerge as force in fitness as well as finance. The day that Fulufhelo’s grandmother passed…
Having a mentor to guide you can impact your direction in life – not only your career. If you have the right mentor, it can lead to magical outcomes. You are not alone, there is someone who cares … You’ve probably heard the old saying ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.’ And,…
Chatbot ChatGPT explaining itself What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT, also known as the ‘Conversational Pre-training Transformer’, is a cutting-edge machine learning model developed by OpenAI. It is a type of language model that uses unsupervised learning techniques to generate natural language text. The model is trained on a massive amount of text data and can generate…
There are times in life when we feel overwhelmed by our circumstances: Work. Bills. Family. To do lists that never seem to end. You feel tired and drained. Why do you do this to yourself? Surely, just taking life easy seems the more logical option than combining work and study. You feel the urge to…
The recent evaluation of South Africa by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the threat of ‘greylisting’ for various deficiencies linked to poor money laundering controls has led to the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) amending Schedule 1 to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act. Schedule 1 sets out which persons would be classified as accountable…
BR Whitaker & Co is a small accounting business based in East London that celebrates its 90th anniversary on 1 March. The business was established back in 1933 by Bernard Rolfe Whitaker, and for four generations the eldest son has gone onto become a CA(SA) and work for the family business. 4 Generations of CAs(SA)…