Life & Style
Every month the #CAlife team will share new products, developments and things to do or restaurants and destinations to consider on your next vacation or business trip. Read the full article here.
Motoring: Mazda 2.0 CX-3
In a world moving towards crossovers, there are a plethora of models available in the market as many manufacturers aim to claim their piece of the pie. This is also true in the compact SUV market, which is growing in leaps and bounds. Read the full article here.
Travel: Adventure sailing in South Africa
Tales of courage, swashbuckling adventures and gigantic wooden ships fill most of our minds when thinking about sailing. The Cape of Good Hope − one of the three Great Capes including Cape Leeuwin in Australia and Cape Horn in Chile − is steeped in rich and diverse sailing history. Read the full article here.
Climbing the Corporate Ladder to CFO
After qualifying the long way as some would say, Damian Judge pursued the gruelling ‘part-time studying, full-time working’ route to become a CA(SA). He worked his way to financial director for two companies, Advanced Polymers in Johannesburg and Kaytech in Durban. When moving into commerce, Damian admits Advanced Polymers took a chance on a young…
Motoring: BMW 3 Series Sedan
This latest edition of the car sees BMW building in particular on the sporting tradition of the 3 Series, whose exploits in race competition have earned it so much extra dynamic credibility. The seventh generation of the sports sedan moves the game on once again in its segment in terms of driving dynamics, premium quality…
Viewpoint: Smart outsourcing for SMEs: Zama Khanyile CA(SA)
A strong finance function is integral to the long-term sustainability of a company. After all, financial information is a key consideration when external stakeholders make a decision about a company. But what happens in SMEs which by their very size and nature cannot afford to have a sufficiently staffed finance function that adds value to…
Viewpoint: Pushing through the middle mud: Wadzanai Mabuto CA(SA)
It is officially a quarter past 2019, and most (if not all) of our New Year’s resolutions have been forwarded as unread mail for 2020. What is it that keeps us from achieving the goals we set out to achieve?
Viewpoint: Less Soap Opera, More Action: Paul Plummer
As entrepreneurs we are much better off Breaking Bad (inactivity habits) than watching The Days of Our Lives pass by … Business ideas are like sand through the hour glass of our mind, and all be the movement of these little opportunity grains mesmerising. Unless you do something, you are really just watching time pass…
Viewpoint: Failing Up: Priya Singh CA(SA)
South Africa has a high rate of start-up failures, and the negative connotation associated with failure often means the end of the road. To overcome some of the planning mistakes I’ve seen, these are some common areas entrepreneurs fail to consider in planning their business strategy.
Motoring: Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
Over the years the great German car marques like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi have slowly moved towards creating more than just luxury family vehicles. Today each of them has a thoroughbred supercar that will easily compete with the famous Italian brands.