Blockchain SpecialistWhile non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are simply a way to transfer information (data), they provide various benefits because they are created on blockchain networks Monica Singer CA(SA)Blockchain Evangelistfor Consensys Characteristics of NFTs NFTs have the following characteristics: Unique: The hallmark trait of non-fungible tokens is that they are unique and this can be verified on…
Speaker, Facilitator, CoachAs a leader, mastering the art of delegation is paramount in order to grow and scale your influence at work. Being unable to delegate effectively will limit your ability to successfully lead a team and increase your impact at work Usha Maharaj CA(SA)Passionate about women empowerment and human potential The fears and failures…
Occasionally emerging into nature can be freeing and therapeutic, especially now amid the pandemic. We took a drive down to the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape, the titleholder of the most unspoiled area in South Africa. The lengthy road trip from Johannesburg took us via the N3/N2, which allowed us to experience a breath-taking…
Were Pink Floyd time travellers that provided us with a guide to the future of education? Explore the findings of an audit report prepared on the alignment of the future of education to rock music lyrics If you remember trying to master the skill of hitting the record button on the radio with the timing precision…
My favourite online platforms for learning are Masterclass (paid), Udemy (free and paid) and YouTube (free and unstructured). Long live the MOOCs … The pandemic was great for some things. We redefined what it meant to be remote, we learnt how to trust staff more, and we moved a lot faster to digitisation. Education was…
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,’ said Nelson Mandela. Education can certainly contribute to solving some challenges we face in South Africa. Education is not limited to providing knowledge and skills, but it also develops value systems and leadership attributes I promised myself, I am never going…
Nobody can dispute that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives. At work, at home, at schools, in communities, in social life, in business, in government, in economies … every facet has changed. And fear and uncertainty whiplashed the investment markets The first wave Last year this time, I was writing about collars and caps’,…
Mpho Makoko-Hottie is a successful CA(SA) thriving in her role as a B-BBEE business analyst. She has sound advice for youngsters aspiring to become CAs(SA) Mpho Makoko-Hottie’s first exposure to Thuthuka was at school camps. It was 2006, she was in Grade 11 and had already decided she was going to become a chartered accountant.…
A registered VAT vendor on the invoice basis that fails to make payment within 12 months after the expiry of the tax period in which the deduction was made must account for an output tax adjustment to SARS calculated on the unpaid amount. Recent amendments clarify the value of the output tax adjustment CREDITOR: IMPLICATIONS…
‘We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone; whatever happens is a result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something’ − Sandra Day O’Connor Over the past few years, I have seen quite a few of my ideas come to…