Feature: Auditing Profession
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Cover Story: Grant Greeff CA(SA)
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…
Elon Musk offers a prize of $100 Million for best ‘carbon capture’ technology.
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…
Living the Code
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…
Cover Story: Tsakani Maluleke is charting change
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…
Public Sector: The onus to change the narrative
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 top three skills finance professionals cannot go without in 2021 and beyond
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…
Valuable business lessons learnt from COVID-19
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…
Tech trends for 2021
The events of the past year have had an impact on technology as much as every other part of our lives. Beyond work from home, we can expect that tech trends will increasingly evolve in line with our online and digital lives. By mid-March 2020, business plans went out the window and many shifted focus…
Accounting for responsible leadership during challenging times
The technological disruption brought about by the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has, in combination with the COVID-19 pandemic, created a profoundly changed reality and operating environment for companies and 2021 will continue to be dominated by technology and adaptability. Businesses are still trying to play catch-up from the staggering level of business…