Founder and CEO of a leading sports brand, small practice owners, CFOs of leading companies, a CEO, a COO, a partner at Grant Thornton, the local chair of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers, founder and CEO of a billion rand company … you might wonder who all these super successful people are. Can you…
Entertainer, educator, accountant – Mark Samowitz is helping people to speak the language of business by demystifying the jargon of accounting. Monique Verduyn spoke to him. Accounting is not difficult – it is logical and easy to understand if taught correctly. That’s the word from Mark Samowitz, a CA(SA) who is making it his life’s…
2014 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Survey ENSafrica recently conducted an extensive anti-bribery and corruption survey among their clients to gauge perceptions regarding corruption threats, as well as the levels of anti-bribery compliance amongst corporates in South Africa. The results are staggering! Nearly 50 per cent of companies feel they are highly exposed to bribery in Africa.…
If you have followed the news lately, more likely than not you have entertained your fair share of negative thoughts in the past few weeks. How else, with violence erupting after the elections, the seemingly never-ending mineworkers’ strike, the Dewani trial, the Oscar trial, the abduction by Boko Haram of schoolgirls in Nigeria … the…
Peugeot has recently launched the updated 3008 crossover which, in my opinion, looks a lot better and more sophisticated compared to the previous model. In front the grill has changed from a large colour-coded grill with large square sections to a rather sleek chrome-surrounded grill with horizontal slats in high gloss black. The headlights too…
In the words of the great philosopher Plato, “Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.” Music epitomises harmony and for many people it complements or even navigates their lives – both personally and professionally. This tenet applies aptly to Nicolette Jacobs, who is the SAICA Southern…
When last did an economist’s weighty 700-page tome shoot to the top of the Amazon and New York Times bestseller lists overnight? Why is Thomas Piketty, a hitherto unknown French academic, being mobbed like a rock star when he appears in public? Strange days indeed … especially as Capital in the twenty-first century is apparently…
I am a father, my biggest reward and hardest responsibility. As a professional coach I’m aware of what is lacking and constantly in process; strategising and implementing essentials to equip my kids to have everything they need for tomorrow. I need to raise confident, creative, self-sufficient, caring and balanced individuals to be great future partners,…
Organisations go to great lengths to implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and for very good reasons. ERP systems such as Oracle or SAP support data centralisation and eliminate islands of information caused by software applications that do not communicate with each other. Despite these compelling reasons and the overall benefits of ERP systems in…
Jawbone UP24 wristband The UP24 fitness band is the perfect combination of aesthetics, ground-breaking technology, functionality and style. The UP system gives you tailored and actionable activity recommendations based on your personal data. With its sleek design and featuring Bluetooth Smart for real-time notifications when connected to your smart device, anyone can stay motivated and…