A small gesture kick-started her business and now, eight years later, accountant Zandile Sifika is paying it forward by helping other SMMEs survive the fallout from Covid-19...
Evan-Lee Courie 28 May 2020
Complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity are the top three skills required by professional accountants if they are to survive and thrive in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)...
Nicci Botha 16 Aug 2019
As technology rapidly evolves to make our lives simpler through ease of communication and automation, so comes the fear of redundancy as more people wonder if they will be replaced by "robots"...
Shan Radcliffe 28 Feb 2019
Over the last six years, integrated business reporting has gained a significant amount of traction, with big corporates migrating from the traditional reporting method, which focuses on financial statements, to a more integrated framework of reporting that incorporates all aspects of the business...
Faith Ngwenya 17 Jan 2019
There are periods of limitations for issuing assessments which are set out in section 99 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 ("TAA")...
Graeme Palmer 27 Jun 2018
KPMG South Africa's pariah status continues, with Parliament being the latest to terminate its relationship with the audit firm...
Nicci Botha 28 Sep 2017
KPMG International is scrambling to salvage the tattered remains of its South African operation...
Nicci Botha 26 Sep 2017
Media reports on KPMG's professional with Gupta-owned companies could not have come at a better time for Irba...
Nicci Botha 7 Sep 2017
No one wants to get paid late. But sadly, late payments are a fact of life for most entrepreneurs, and an accepted aspect of doing business today...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 1 Sep 2017
Meet Nana Madikane, a qualified chartered accountant with over 15 years' experience and a partner at PwC South Africa...
Sindy Peters 17 Aug 2017
Despite the King code, many firms are having their ethics questioned as the Gupta email saga unfolds...
Nicci Botha 16 Aug 2017
It makes sense to decrease your expenses wherever possible. Since you're likely going to have debt starting out, a wise way to do this is through consolidation of that debt...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 22 Jun 2017
Allan Gray today announced its appointment of King James the Second (II) shortly after leaving its current agency, Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town...
Jessica Tennant 21 Jun 2017
Have a cash deficit you need to fill? Bill collectors are infamous for their lack of patience, so it's best to have a game plan in place when you find yourself short before payday...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 19 Jun 2017
In the past, investing in security against a cyberattacks was something fairly low down the CFO's priority list...
Nicci Botha 15 Nov 2016
CPE Advisory is the site business professionals go to find reviews on CPE courses before they choose the right course to meet their specific needs...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 2 Nov 2016
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once famously said that "the only thing that is constant is change". In an economic environment of increasing uncertainty and change this rings especially true...
Hanno le Roux, Meredith Harington 28 Oct 2016
In an ideal world, all customers would pay their invoices almost immediately. Sadly, things rarely happen that way and it is not unusual to end up with at least one bad payer on your books...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 15 Jun 2016
Here are some tips to help you manage your cash flow: you will need to know what contributes to determining cash flow. You will need to know the breakeven point. Focus more on how much money you have than on making a profit...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 4 May 2016
When someone trusts an investor or advisor to help increase their wealth and secure their future, they should have all the confidence in the world in them...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 25 Apr 2016
From collaboration with fintech startups to more personalised client services, digital technology dominates trends...
Nicci Botha 18 Jan 2016
Over the past 20 years, we've seen the business software market evolve at a rapid speed, moving from basic DOS-based solutions with text-based interfaces to...
Steven Cohen 10 Jul 2015
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At Tuesday's Learn Accounting launch, Jacqui Kew, Associate Professor at the UCT College of Accounting, explained that students are of the mindset that achieving very high marks is the most important thing...
Jessica Tennant 12 Feb 2015
The scientific notion of flight, fight or freeze describes responses triggered by the perception that we are under physical or mental threat. This concept has percolated the legal fraternity over the years and it recently shared the spotlight with advocate Barry Roux and Gerrie Nel in the Oscar Pistorius trial.
Keolebogile Mugabe 16 Oct 2014
We are enjoying 20 years of democracy so it is a good time to take an objective look at transformation as a partnership between government and the private sector.
Brett Bowes 22 May 2014
NEWSWATCH: Gauteng's use of ANC colours in billboards and posters - supposedly to publicise the administration's work, but using ANC party colours - has raised questions, reports Mail & Guardian.
Rod Baker 17 Jan 2014
Using words to soothe or shout isn't always that easy, because the receiver can't hear you. But in front of an audience, be it a presentation, press conference or a televised interview, your voice and face says it all.
Marion Scher 16 Oct 2013
Who still takes three pages in the newspaper for their financial statements? The newspaper does, of course - and sometimes the statements contain nuggets of more interesting information - not strictly financial.
Anton Harber 2 Oct 2013
The next generation of tenderpreneurs is waiting in the wings, and we should all be very worried.
Anton Ressel 26 Sep 2013
Last week, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) announced that Praise Ndebele, a learner from Ponelopele Oracle Secondary School is this year's winner of the National SAICA Pastel Accounting Olympiad, having scored a 92% mark. There were four runners-up, each of whom achieved a score of 88%.
Steven Cohen 25 Jul 2013
