Professor Akbar Bootha’s fulfilling career includes lecturing young people from less advantaged backgrounds, but his own children are also making their mark in the accountancy profession. Lynn Grala spoke to him Picture for a moment young boys or girls living in a rural community under the most difficult circumstances imaginable – on the one hand…
Eskom focused on reducing carbon footprint Though Eskom is focused on reducing its environmental and carbon footprint, it has to balance the need for power across the country with maintenance at several stations to improve emissions performance. “The execution of this programme will require long outages and a significant amount of capital (currently R72 billion…
Becoming a chartered accountant was all Vusi Nkabini dreamed of while growing up in Mpumalanga. Over nearly two decades, he failed his board examination five times and missed two exams, but he never quit. This year his dream became a reality when he qualified as a CA(SA) at the age of 52. By Monique Verduyn…
Niel Rall gives an overview of the processes involved in building emotional capacity for change in business teams We live in a rapidly changing business environment. Change forces such as globalisation and technology continuously accelerate the pace of change and business has to cope with challenges created by change in order to remain competitive. This…
Leigh Roberts explains the 101 of integrated reporting Q: Who should prepare an integrated report? A: There are many reasons that an organisation would – and should – prepare an integrated report. There’s absolutely no doubt that the integrated report – with its emphasis on conciseness, strategic focus and future orientation, connectivity of information, and…
Manufacturer specifications Engine 2,0 l / Four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo Power 147 KW Torque 420 Nm 0–100 km/h Not Available Fuel consumption Average 4,8 l /100 km CO2 125 g/km Price From R404 500 The all-new name plate to the BMW stable is the 2 Series. Well, to be honest, it’s not new but rather a reincarnation…
One Young World is a UK-based not-for-profit organisation that gathers the brightest young people from around the world, empowering them to make lasting connections to create positive change. Here are highlights from the 2014 summit in Dublin Founded in 2009, One Young World (OYW) has become a preeminent global forum of the brightest young leaders…
“Remember all those investment scams and you’ll better understand that ‘boring is good’.” An all too common strategy for investing is “let’s pick the brightest star in the investment universe and make quick profits”. Consequently, “buy-high sell-low” stories are legion. Clients frequently ask me about tank containers and yes, there still seems to be a…
Linda de Beer discusses the lessons learned, benefits gained, and views developed since the adoption of integrated reporting in South Africa The three to four years of experience in preparing integrated reports has been a difficult but value-enhancing journey for many corporate boards in South Africa. When King III was adopted in 2010, it was…
Growing global sustainability risks and the expectations of fund beneficiaries require the investment industry to take action, writes David Couldridge In 2009 Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said: “We have to restore the conditions for growth driven by innovation, trade and investment … Notwithstanding the immediate crisis,…