TOPIC Session 1 -Level the CORPfield: Creating the ideal environment for the future Session 2-The future female chartered accountant -Embracing the JOURNEY OVERVIEW: There was a significant emphasis on the value that female professionals bring to their organizations and society. Our panelist were brave, and HONEST, their discussions raised the awareness to societal prejudices…
To celebrate Women’s Month we take a look at seven inspiring females who are ‘seeing the greater picture’ and have blown us away with what they are doing to make South Africa and the world a better place. They are truly inspirational role models! Some candidly reveal that before attending the #FinBiz2030 launch in February…
With ‘working from home’ becoming the ‘new normal’ in South Africa in the light of COVID-19, many organisations are being forced to transition from being an input-based time watchdog to an output-based productivity matron. In my experience, the ‘old school’ directors who I work or worked with and those within my network are now entering…
Itu Barnard flaunts many hats. She is a director and founder of Browned Skyn (Pty), a company that imports raw materials from Ghana for use in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. However, since the lockdown came into effect, this has changed to procuring PPE for humanitarian purposes in collaboration with other black-owned businesses. But she hopes to…
In this article, we analyse the results of the IRBA’s Public Inspections Report 2019 against those reported in previous years, as well as against the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators’ (IFIAR) Survey of Inspections Findings 2019. We also highlight success factors or recommended practices to be applied by firms in order to ensure the…
As communicated throughout 2019 and 2020 to members, the new CPD policy came into effect on 1 January 2020. The most significant shift in the CPD policy was the move from measuring CPD activities on the input basis (hours) to the output basis (competence). The changes to the CPD policy also remove the granting of…
By Chantyl Mulder, CA(SA) and SAICA Executive Director Business is changing. Traditionally companies have only been interested in the bottom line, but with the global rise in focus towards sustainability, business leaders’ have turned their focus away from their sole fixation on financial performance to one that encompasses progress on an environmental, social and governance…
Sky News Australia CFO Henning Neethling believes achievement is the product of talent, effort, and direction. How did a farm boy from Rondefontein in the southern Free State become the CFO of Sky News Australia? It’s a question Henning Neethling still asks himself. He joined the News Corp Australia 24-hour news channel in October 2019…
Kobus Stadler is one of the youngest CAs(SA) to qualify in South Africa. He walked straight from finishing home school into his first job interview at BGR Jacobs Bester Griessel, a small accounting/audit firm in Worcester, Western Cape, while starting his degree part-time at Unisa. He was just 15 years old. Kobus Stadler says that…
The new normal is redefining the new investment landscape, but is it really that bleak for Africa? There is plenty of cynicism and negativity when it comes to South Africa and investment in its future. The recent downgrade by Moody’s was felt particularly keenly in light of the COVID-19 national lockdown and the inevitable economic…