A total of 20 young South Africans are well on the road to becoming prospective chartered accountants [CA(SA)], having successfully graduated through the Thuthuka programme at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). At a function held in April 2009 to commemorate the occasion of the first Thuthuka graduates at the university, Professor Frans Prinsloo, the…
… and the pipeline continues to expand Statistics released by SAICA in late April revealed a dramatic improvement in the accounting profession’s gender and racial demographics. Chantyl Mulder, SAICA’s senior executive for transformation and growth, attributes this to the Institute and the profession’s determined efforts to fast-track the number of black and female chartered accountants…
Dit is miskien nie vir almal vanselfsprekend om op ekonomiese herstel te begin sinspeel, wanneer die ekonomie duidelik in die diepste deel van sy huidige sikliese trog verkeer nie. Tog waarborg die aard van hierdie sikliese afswaai, en die enorme beleidsaksies, veral oorsee, dat daar wel ’n opswaai kom.Ons plaaslike ekonomiese nuus in onlangse maande…
The new offering from Dodge is very different to the common MPV or SUV to which we have become accustomed. I guess that’s why they call it a Crossover vehicle. It has the versatility of an MPV and the looks of a SUV, but this is not an off-road vehicle, nor does it pretend to…
‘Round-tripping’ between the draft version and the enacted version – part 2 In the first part of this two-part article (ASA April 2009) the meaning of the phrase ‘a misuse or abuse of the provisions’ contained in the enacted version of section 80A(c)(ii) of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962, as amended (the Act)…
During the past several months, the Global Economy has suffered a significant decline. Companies are falling like ninepins. Lehman Brothers is in administration. Northern Rock, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been bailed out and the list of vulnerable banks is growing. Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch have been sold at knockdown prices and HBOS…
With more scarce resources, we need to find creative ways to attract and retain good people, whilst maintaining appropriate governance and risk management principles. We should turn our obsession away from the financial components of reward and step up our efforts to understand a range of other non-financial opportunities. This article looks at a number…
Simon Cowell recognised the lucrative benefits of nurturing and encouraging talent when he launched “Britain’s got talent”. Talent… is the only sustainable competitive advantage a company can have in any economic climate. Human capital affects three core business imperatives: customer satisfaction, profitability and innovations. Successful talent management strategies deliver the benefits of lower production costs…
A thought leadership issue It pays to take advantage of knowledge and relationships when building your business – and your bottom line. In the 21st century, everyone has to be wealthy in Relationship Capital, a rich body of associates and contacts that you can bring to bear on any problem. Suddenly, with this asset, you…
An audit is not necessarily a guarantee that fraud will be detected. There is an inherent risk that fraud causing harm to third parties or the client itself may not be detected, regardless of the fact that the audit was conducted with due care and in compliance with auditing standards. This is so because fraud…