As part of SAICA’S month-long focus on ethics in October last year, The Ethics Institute contributed valuable insights during a webinar on how a good ethical culture is the enabling environment for every activity of the enterprise, how it enhances the quality of all resources, and how it is the regenerative source for an organisation’s…
As SAICA members, we should and can do more to support and develop small businesses and entrepreneurs in South Africa if we are to outlast and outperform this crisis and boost our economy. As we all know, COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the world economy. Although markets have recovered quite well since 2020,…
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Before joining Drone Ops Group, Grant Greeff was the founder of an event hiring company for just under 10 years. His university start-up eventually grew to a team of 33 permanent employees before falling victim to the devastating consequences of COVID-19, which meant the company had to close down in 2020. When asked why he…
Carbon capture is a broad mix of technologies with the same aim: collecting carbon dioxide so it does not escape into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. Capturing planet-warming emissions is becoming a critical part of many plans to keep climate change in check. To date, little progress has been made on the technology…
As a recognition that registered auditors may at times be exposed to imperfect situations, the code of conduct equips IRBA’s members to think through ethical complexity, by referring to its conceptual framework. The code requires RAs to be able to identify, evaluate and address possible threats to the achievement of the code’s fundamental principles. Professional…
South Africa’s new Auditor-General, Tsakani Maluleke (45), has her work cut out for her. But this dynamic young woman is motivated to make a success of her role and to continue the fight her predecessor, Kimi Makwetu, started for good governance in public finance and against rampant mismanagement and fraud. As a young girl, Tsakani…
Those of us familiar with the public sector in South Africa know that there is an ongoing lack of responsibility in driving much-needed transformation across the various spheres of government. There are those who are in a position to effect change, but a number of obstacles hinder success. Also, those in need of aid have…
The accountancy and audit industries are on the cusp of an automation transformation guided by the incredible growth of emerging technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI). What’s more, the world is experiencing the most significant global recession since the 1930s Great Depression. The evolution of the finance function is perfectly timed…
Is it really all doom and gloom? What are the lessons, if any, that we can take from nearly a full year of restrictions on trade? As I write this, we are in the midst of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses that needed a busy festive season or, alternatively, those that needed…