SAICA hereby informs staff that the hearing in respect of Mr Tshifhiwa Matodzi, the former chairman of the board of VBS Mutual Bank, was concluded on 19 February 2019. The Disciplinary Committee has ordered the cancellation of Mr Matodzi’s membership from SAICA in terms of SAICA By-law 30.2. SAICA can also confirm that the part-heard…
Workplace bullies can purposefully ostracise their victim and isolate them from the group or team. In a survey by the Trade Union Congress, referenced in Forbes, 46% of bullied employees reported bullying to have an adverse impact on their work performance and mental health, while nearly 30% per cent noted its detrimental effects on their…
Speaking up often takes courage. Most often people fear a negative response to their ideas or, at worst, being ostracised. But if done successfully, it can achieve great things, not only for your company but for your career. In a Forbes article, ‘5 ways to build courage and competence for difficult conversations’, when you do…
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.
According to the Mail and Guardian, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said that in the next three-year period, R61,4-billion would be allocated to public employment programmes which are estimated to have created more than four million jobs of varying duration over the past 10 years. Mboweni’s aim is to create a further two million jobs by…
Globally 89% of girls complete primary education, but only 77% complete lower secondary education, which in most countries is nine years of schooling. In low-income countries, the numbers drop to below two thirds for primary education, and only one third for lower secondary school. Limited educational opportunities for girls and barriers to completing 12 years…
In a world of exponential and continuous change, it has become more critical than ever to ensure that the role and teachings of CAs(SA) remain relevant. That’s why at the most recent Southern African Accounting Association (SAAA) Teaching and Learning in Accountancy conference, SAICA sponsored the prize for the best paper submitted for the conference’s…
Debunking the whole ‘Blue Monday’ theory, after studying over 30 million anonymised projects and tasks generated through its software, Redbooth discovered that Monday is indeed one of the best days to get the most done. Their data revealed that employees completed the most work tasks at the beginning of the week (Monday, followed by Tuesday).…
China’s economy last year grew at the slowest pace since 1990. Its economy, which contributes about a third of global growth, is on a long-term slowing trajectory as it shifts from the investment-led model of the past while carrying a heavy debt load. However, China’s increase in output was still more than all the goods…
The world’s billionaires are growing $2,5 billion richer every day, while the poorest half of the global population is seeing its net worth decline, reports CNN. Billionaires, who now number a record 2 208, have more wealth than ever before, according to a recent Oxfam International report. Since the global financial crisis a decade ago,…