On behalf of Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW), Edelman Intelligence surveyed over one thousand business leaders and key decision-makers across the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to measure their trust in chartered accountants, the accountancy sector and business as a whole. In South Africa 250 respondents were interviewed. In an era where trust…
Artificial intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction and Hollywood movies. Paige dos Santos says that far from being a cause for concern, digital technology is a new avenue for accountants and the profession. These days everything is going digital − so much so that research by the University of Oxford said accountants…
Lungelo Ngobese, a 21-year old student from Richards Bay studying at Stellenbosch University, clinched the winning spot for his insightful and solution-driven essay at SAICA’s 10th annual leadership summit. He details how CAs(SA) can improve the communities and hometowns from which they come. Read the full article here.
In 2011, the New York Times published an article specifying the top 10 reasons small businesses fail. Number 4 on the list was ‘poor accounting’. The thrust of the theory is that an external accountant cannot keep a watch over the business; business requires an internal interested professional to perform that function. Read the full…
In my coaching work with leaders and teams, I often ask my clients whether they engage in workplace gossip. More often than not, they respond, ‘of course not!’ with a look on their faces that indicates that they are insulted to have been asked such a question. Read the full article here.
SAICA has risen to the challenge. Through its nation-building projects, it has pioneered a number of SME growth initiatives through entities such as SAICA Enterprise Development and The Hope Factory. Each of these, in their own unique way, focuses on the development of SMEs from the start-up phase through to sustainable high-growth businesses.
There is no question that big data and AI will bring about important advances in the realm of management, especially as it relates to being able to make better-informed decisions. But certain types of decisions − particularly those related to strategy, innovation and marketing − will likely continue to require a human who can take…
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Ask Willem how he went from being a CA(SA) into a world of relentless innovation, and he’ll tell you it began when he went to LA for the first time in 2004 with Deloitte. ‘Two of the first things that struck me was the sheer scale of the US; 11-lane highways, Walmart, 80 different types…
In the disciplinary proceedings against Mr Munroe Swirsky, the Institute proffered charges against Mr Swirsky in relation to offences contemplated by By-Laws 34.12, 34.16, 34.17 and 34.10, premised on a complaint that it had received from Mr Erez Daleyot on 4 April 2016. Read the full update here.