As managing director, Peterson Khumalo CA(SA) is creating a solid foundation at Khumalo and Mabuya Chartered Accountants (KnM). They started the firm in 2014 with a staff complement of three and ten years later they have more than 50 permanent employees and 10 directors. Peterson’s vision is now set on conquering Africa through KnM and…
INSPIRING CHANCE Leadership is not just about leading people to achieve specific goals. It’s about inspiring change, transformation, and growth in others. A leader who inspires change in others is someone who could create a vision, communicate it effectively, and empower their team to achieve it. Here are some key traits and behaviors that can…
LEADERSHIP FOR 2023 AND BEYOND Leadership means something different for each of us; it’s an ever evolving concept shaped by the demands of the economy, changing social dynamics and even emerging technologies. As we move into 2023 and beyond, businesses must adapt to these changes and embrace new models of leadership that prioritise agility, resilience…
How to plan the future while focusing on what matters. The last three years have been challenging years for global economics and organisations at large. The continued changes have increased operating risk and forced management to have an outlook to the future that is adaptive in nature while focusing on day-to-day operating changes. The first…
In an increasingly corrupt world, the role of the auditor is becoming more and more important. Aside from the importance of the legal requirements for an audit, the undertaking of the audit itself provides valuable insight. Its purpose is to provide a true and fair view of an organisation’s financial performance and position and is…
Aside from the importance of the legal requirements for an audit, the undertaking of the audit itself provides valuable insight and give an organisation an eage’s eye view of their financial performance and position; critical for informed decision-making. It is therefore imperative that CAs(SA) perform this duty with diligence, accuracy and transparency in order to…
In this issue we speak to some of the top achievers and among other issues, they share their exams tips, why they chose the CA(SA) route, and how they celebrated their results. Susanna Lucia Huyser (Anlu) First year of articles at Deloitte, Johannesburg What does this achievement mean to you and how did you celebrate?…
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) congratulates the 2 279 candidates who achieved success in the January 2023 Initial Test of Competence (ITC). This equates to an overall pass rate of 75%. The ITC serves as the first of two SAICA qualifying examinations. It assesses how well a candidate can apply the technical…
There was always an outside chance that Nonkululeko Gobodo would go for broke, scouting around for big names in ghost-writing and editing, but when it came to the crunch, she plucked up the courage and wrote the book herself. At the age of 60, Nonkululeko Gobodo, with no prior experience, decided to launch her writing…
Marriage and accounting are two very different things, but they can be related in certain ways. Marriage is a legal and social union between two people, often based on love, companionship, and mutual support. Accounting, on the other hand, is a system of recording, analysing and reporting financial transactions. Div and Jana Lamprecht show us…