THE RISE OF THE MACHINE Leveraging disruptive financial technology The Internet of Things Bitcoin facilitating an African financial revolution The IT expectation gap Technology to improve business processes Successful software adoption IBM scientists have built a quantum processor-based computer that users can access through a first-of-a-kind quantum computing platform delivered via the IBM Cloud…
Through all the noise we sometimes just need some quiet time to truly reflect on the trepidations on our minds. Pieter Faber discusses the principles underpinning the implementation of the retirement reforms in the 2015 Tax Amendment Acts Tax proposals are regularly controversial, though usually the indignation and protest are limited to those in the…
MICHELE COPPOLA How did you prepare for your exams? My approach to the exam centred on lots of research and in-depth discussions with my study group. My motto for the exam was to ‘Do less and think more’. This allowed me to try and see potential problems from all angles. Did you ever feel like…
BMW 740I Some say that it is the most advanced car in the world, others say it’s the new benchmark in the luxury car segment. So what has changed to make the new 7 Series a hotly debated car? So much so that many non-BMW drivers have actually taken notice of it? At first sight,…
Time is fixed; 20 minutes is 20 minutes. But when it comes to speaking, a 20-minute talk may seem longer or shorter from the perspective of the audience. This is referred to as the ‘Oddball Effect’, which causes the brain to be tricked by the perception of time. HOW WE PERCEIVE TIME When something unusual…
One of the most famous quotes is from a speech of the late uTata Mandela at the Rivonia Trial when he said: ‘I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal for which I hope to…
A record number of candidates sat for SAICA’s Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) in November 2015 (2 709 candidates compared to 2050 in 2014). Karin Iten analyses the results In March 2016, SAICA announced that 88% of APC candidates (2 396) had passed this final qualifying assessment, and recognised three key achievements that came out of the…
Through all the noise we sometimes just need some quiet time to truly reflect on the trepidations on our minds. Pieter Faber discusses the principles underpinning the implementation of the retirement reforms in the 2015 Tax Amendment Acts T ax proposals are regularly controversial, though usually the indignation and protest are limited to those in…
SAICA members, associates and trainees can look forward to the introduction of a new, restructured Code of Professional Conduct by the end of 2017. Among other things, the code will use simple and shorter sentences and will be easier to navigate. By Juanita Steenekamp SAICA has adopted the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ (IESBA)…
In today’s society, many women choose to retain their careers after becoming a mother, which can present a challenge for some mothers when it comes to balancing their work and home life responsibilities. As many household and caregiving duties are still mainly considered to be a ‘woman’s job’, it can become overwhelming for working mothers…