My favourite online platforms for learning are Masterclass (paid), Udemy (free and paid) and YouTube (free and unstructured). Long live the MOOCs … The pandemic was great for some things. We redefined what it meant to be remote, we learnt how to trust staff more, and we moved a lot faster to digitisation. Education was…
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,’ said Nelson Mandela. Education can certainly contribute to solving some challenges we face in South Africa. Education is not limited to providing knowledge and skills, but it also develops value systems and leadership attributes I promised myself, I am never going…
Nobody can dispute that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives. At work, at home, at schools, in communities, in social life, in business, in government, in economies … every facet has changed. And fear and uncertainty whiplashed the investment markets The first wave Last year this time, I was writing about collars and caps’,…
SAICA’s Gugu Makhanya admits that the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to wreak havoc on South Africa’s attempts to achieve quality education; an ideal encapsulated by UN Sustainable Development Goal 4. This is especially true for students at HDIs, which serve South Africa’s poorer areas. While universities did their utmost to ensure equitable access to…
Recruiting newly qualified chartered accountants is an important and challenging process. More than merely looking for skills, you also have to assess candidates’ potential for development and cultural fit in your organisation When recruiting new CAs(SA), you have to get to know each individual’s personality, likes and dislikes, talents and skills. It’s an important decision…
Understanding the dynamics of training offices is important to ensure the spread of incorrect information regarding training opportunities are addressed and to ensure prospective trainees are informed about the industry they are about to enter. I often hear prospective trainees saying, ‘I just want a training contract’, and yes, I was there too. Knowing what…
What is this ‘learning environment’ everybody is talking about? This can be quite confusing: in most cases you walk into a training office as a young, impressionable trainee who is excited to be earning your first salary. You know you are about to embark on a journey to become a CA(SA), but you don’t really…
So, who are the role-players? In my first article, ‘The onus to change the narrative’, the critical role-players who bear the onus to change the narrative were identified as government, professional service firms (consultants or service providers), and oversight and monitoring structures. In this scenario the individual in the body of water serves to represent…
Mpho Makoko-Hottie is a successful CA(SA) thriving in her role as a B-BBEE business analyst. She has sound advice for youngsters aspiring to become CAs(SA) Mpho Makoko-Hottie’s first exposure to Thuthuka was at school camps. It was 2006, she was in Grade 11 and had already decided she was going to become a chartered accountant.…
How can you claim to uphold the law if you are not transparent about your tax compliance status? s tax always a dry and technical subject removed from basic corporate values and sustainable operations? It certainly is not, argue both Damian Judge CA(SA), the CFO of Trellidor South Africa, and Canadian CA Carla Perry, who…