Centralised living makes a lot of sense in today’s fast-paced world, especially with the rise of mixed-use development luxury living. The benefits of centralised living are many − from cost savings on transportation costs to uninterrupted services and seamless technology, and to a sense of community among like-minded professionals. Astrino Nicoloudakis focuses on why centralised…
Make the most of your training contract You have written many exams and survived years of university and are finally starting your training contract. Congratulations on making it this far! The next calling now is how you maximise your training contract to achieve the career you always dreamed of. Being a professional and chartered accountant…
We are living in the era of digital transformation and digital payment technologies have vastly shaped the way we shop. The retail industry witnessed a paradigm shift in the last decade, from physical stores to online shopping platforms, with consumers seamlessly adopting digital experiences across all walks of their lives. If there is one thing…
Islamic banking is available to anyone who wants to bank differently, not only to members of the Muslim community. A basic understanding of the principles that drive Islamic banking is therefore growing in importance in South Africa. The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) was established as a leading international autonomous non-profit…
Having a mentor to guide you can impact your direction in life – not only your career. If you have the right mentor, it can lead to magical outcomes. You are not alone, there is someone who cares … You’ve probably heard the old saying ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.’ And,…
Chatbot ChatGPT explaining itself What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT, also known as the ‘Conversational Pre-training Transformer’, is a cutting-edge machine learning model developed by OpenAI. It is a type of language model that uses unsupervised learning techniques to generate natural language text. The model is trained on a massive amount of text data and can generate…
There are times in life when we feel overwhelmed by our circumstances: Work. Bills. Family. To do lists that never seem to end. You feel tired and drained. Why do you do this to yourself? Surely, just taking life easy seems the more logical option than combining work and study. You feel the urge to…
For several years, we have seen a strategic shift in the way that the chartered accountant plays a role in business. In earlier years, the accountant and/or the accounts department were viewed as a back-office function that only ran the numbers and submitted financial information. In today’s working environment, accountants are playing a far more…
This is a list of things to do each day if you choose happy. This is my way of turning on the light. Try it. It works for me. No, this list is not about what to do when Eskom implements load-shedding, although happiness will certainly be found the day that load-shedding is a thing…
2022 has offered more than its fair share of challenges for small and medium businesses (SMBs), including frequent load-shedding, a volatile exchange rate, rising inflation and interest rates, and ongoing supply chain disruption. These difficult trading conditions highlight the harsh economic environment, a beyond-resilient South African SMB market, and the importance of a disciplined approach…