The future of healthcare is evolving. Rapid change and extraordinary opportunity are now the hallmarks of the biomedical industry, and entrepreneur and CA(SA) Kim Hulett is one of those leading the charge in this golden era of innovation. Read more
If you ask people who the decision-makers are in their organisation, it’s likely that they’ll point towards the CEO and other senior executive directors. The truth is, however, that each person in the organisation takes decisions that have the potential to affect not only themselves but the entire company. Every person is a decision-maker. Realising…
When your employees (and maybe even you, as their manager) aren’t allowed to grow, they begin to feel that they don’t matter. They feel like a cog in a wheel, easily swapped out. If you aren’t invested in them, they won’t be invested in you, and even if they don’t walk out the door, they…
These eight incredible women have found their truest purpose in life and are turning their dreams into reality. They are boldly taking ground and while they about it, they have not forgotten to pull others up along with them, particularly women. Read more
SAICA and academia in Departments of Accounting are working closer together to enhance the research activities within universities and, at the same time, ensuring that the needs of the profession are met in this regard by undertaking relevant research Read more
SAICA is determined to restore the public’s trust in a profession whose very reputation is based on ethics and standards. It therefore wishes to place on record its stance on the removal and suspension of members implicated in corruption and governance failures Read more
A number of shocking accounting irregularities have brought to light instances where members of the profession have not lived up to the profession’s reputation of integrity, ethics and independence. The repercussions have been wide and detrimental. There is now a dire urgency for public trust and confidence of CAs(SA) to be regained. Read more
How to find the right firm for a Chartered Accountant training programme Landing an opportunity to do your training as a chartered accountant (CA) at a large auditing firm used to be the dream for new graduates. But the job market has changed in the last decade and the top jobs of the future look…
Solving a real-world problem can be the best start for a business. Abed Tau has a passion for education inherited from his father, but he’s also driven by a nose for business. At just 30, he is a director of Thamani Consulting and co-founder of tech start-ups Tuta-me and Silicon Maboneng. The challenging state of…
With many honeybee colonies collapsing, the EU’s top court has backed an almost complete EU-wide ban on the use of three insecticides: clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid. Scientific studies have shown that these insecticides have been linked to declining bee populations. Apparently these chemicals so disorient bees that they are unable to return to their hives…