ASA July cover 2026 In this Issue The July 2026 edition of Accountancy SA places investment at the centre of its editorial agenda, examining the factors that influence capital allocation, economic growth, business resilience and long-term value creation. Throughout the issue, contributors explore how confidence, governance, innovation and leadership shape South Africa’s investment landscape and…
South Africa is living through a quiet breakdown of its social contracts, and young people are carrying the heaviest cost. Promises about education, hard work, democracy and opportunity have collided with a stubborn reality of mass youth unemployment, deep inequality, and rising disillusionment. AT THE CENTRE OF THIS COLLISION sits a critical factor: failure, dysfunction,…
Malesela Montja CA(SA) argues that Africa’s infrastructure opportunity will depend less on the availability of capital than on the quality of project preparation, governance, and execution. In sectors such as water, logistics and digital infrastructure, investors need clear risk allocation, credible operating models and confidence that projects can deliver measurable economic and social value over…
In this Issue This special Youth Month edition of Accountancy SA commemorates 50 years of impact, celebrating SAICA’s enduring role in shaping South Africa’s future–one story at a time. At its core, the issue reflects a powerful narrative of growth, resilience and opportunity, with a strong focus on youth as the drivers of the profession’s…
ASA May 2026 Issue Editorial If Gauteng’s weather lately has felt like a metaphor, it’s because it is. One day blazing heat, the next a sudden downpour that catches everyone off guard. The climate, it seems, is no longer content to be predictable – and neither, frankly, is anything else. Petrol prices climbing again. An…
In an era where stakeholders demand transparency on both financial performance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts, the integration of sustainability reporting into broader financial narratives has become imperative. INTEGRATED REPORTING (IR or <IR>), pioneered by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), which later consolidated into the IFRS Foundation, seeks to provide a holistic…
Nature predates business and forms the foundation of all economic activity. The Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) defines nature as comprising four key ‘realms’: land, ocean, freshwater, and atmosphere, each with its unique ecosystems and biodiversity. Despite this, business has historically prioritised profit over environmental stewardship, often overlooking the interconnectedness of climate change and…
Belinda Carreira, founder and CEO of SustainableDNA and first ever winner of SAICA’s Chairman’s Difference Makers Award for Sustainability back in 2022, has a unique take on ‘people, planet and profits’ – and she’s hoping others embrace it. PICTURE THIS. You’re a farmer, struggling to produce crops without a steady water supply. That’s not your…
ASA April Cover Story 2026 Editorial The architecture of accountability in an age of intelligent systemsThere are moments in the life of a profession when the pace of change stops feeling linear and becomes something else entirely; accelerated, compressed, relentless. We are living through one of those moments. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer orbiting…
From an early start in audit to work across finance transformation, finance operate and other sectors, Kavita Vanmali CA(SA) has stayed focused on how systems work, where they fail and what can be improved. She speaks about chartered accountancy as a broad foundation rather than a narrow path, and believes leadership starts with making it…