If he had known that accounting would become as deeply and inextricably technology based as it has, the young Chris Badenhorst wouldn’t have had to agonise quite so much over his field of study. In the end he chose accounting but, of course, in the 21st century accounting is no longer just accounting. Rapid technology…
Mbali Precious Mabaso CA(SA) is the founder of and mentor at Isikhuthazi, a programme meant to encourage, educate and empower CTA students, ITC and APC candidates. She is also an audit portfolio manager at Nedbank Group Limited Mbali repeated CTA and APC twice, only passing on her third attempt. That experience has helped her to…
As a Grade 1 pupil, at the age of 6, Erick Liebenberg was sent to school with R1,50 to buy something sweet from the tuck shop. He returned with a can of Coke, two bags of sweets and R2,75 in his pocket … An entrepreneur at that stage? Probably not. Creative? Most definitely! And today,…
COOL NEW GADGETS OPPO Reno7 Z 5G The OPPO Reno7 Z 5G is available in stylish super-sleek rainbow spectrum and cosmic black and weighs 173 g. It features a new ultra-slim retro design and comes with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB ROM as standard. On the front of the smartphone, a 6,4-inch Amoled…
A BLACK CHILD TRANSFORMED BY ACCOUNTING Botshelo Mhomboti is an accounting clerk who has published her first book ‘A black child transformed by accounting’ in June 2021. She is already busy with her second book called ‘The poetic atmosphere of income tax’. This one will be a book full of income tax poems which aims…
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Chwayita Mtebele is Head of Department: Investment Providers at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). She is a qualified CA(SA) with a BCom Accounting from the University of Fort Hare and a CTA from Unisa According to Chwayita Mtebele, there is ‘literally never a dull moment’ in the regulatory space. There are always new discoveries…
CAs(SA) in the public sector ensure accounting professionalism, integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour, says Jeanine Poggiolini The unprecedented policy measures taken by governments around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the importance of public sector entities in society and the economy. According to the International Federation of Accountants…
One of the most frequent points people make when they think about a career change is the pull they feel to do work that makes a difference. And that’s exactly what Bruce Vivian did Six years after starting his career at PwC in 2004, Bruce Vivian felt the need for a job that would make…
Melissa Jacobs CA(SA) is the founder and owner of MJ Chartered Accountants. Unlike other accounting firms, hers is fiercely devoted to the preservations of lions. Her love for wildlife began as a child and knowing that the lion populations are seriously endangered triggered her to do something about it. With an estimated 20 000 lions…