In its publication, Closing the Expectation Gap in Audit, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) describes the audit expectation gap as...
Hayley Barker Hoogwerf 15 Apr 2021
Earlier this year, Havas announced the appointment of Mohamed Bhyat as its chief financial officer (CFO), taking over the reins from Andrea Bottega...
Jessica Tennant 8 Apr 2021
Emma Luyt and Peter Harris have been appointed co-CEOs of JLL's Sub-Saharan African (SSA) business, managing the firm's growth in the region...
Every professional, regardless of whether they are an engineer, lawyer, doctor or accountant, exists to serve society...
Chantyl Mulder, Issued by SAICA 6 Apr 2021
The audit outcomes for national and provincial government shows that Irregular expenditure reported in the 2019-2020 financial year has decreased to R54.34bn from the R66.90bn in the previous year...
Accenture Interactive has collaborated with the Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) to celebrate marketing professionals who excel in strategic marketing...
Saica would like to focus on two significant developments related to the future of sustainability reporting in South Africa and globally, writes Saica's Loshni Naidoo...
Issued by SAICA 24 Mar 2021
2020 was arguably one of the most difficult in our lifetime, with SA and the rest of the world facing challenges across all facets of life, writes Saica's Jeanne Viljoen...
Jeanne Viljoen, Issued by SAICA 15 Mar 2021
The JSE-listed City Lodge Hotel Group has announced its unaudited interim results, reflecting the sweeping effects of the coronavirus pandemic. However, during this time the group has notched up several notable achievements...
Issued by City Lodge Hotel 11 Mar 2021
MTN's latest financial results reveal that Rob Shuter received a total of R74m in salary remuneration for his last eight months as the CEO of the company...
Despite the class of 2020's individual success, serious issues remain with the quality of academic outcomes in SA, warns Saica's Chantyl Mulder...
Issued by SAICA 24 Feb 2021
The North Gauteng High Court has ordered that an amount of R10bn be added to Eskom's allowable revenue to be recovered from tariff customers in the 2021/22 financial year...
The new 38mw hyper-scale data centre in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg was announced by Teraco in November last year...
Havas is proud to announce the appointment of Mohamed Bhyat as its chief financial officer (CFO)...
Issued by Havas Johannesburg 29 Jan 2021
Within the context of corporate scandals, cyber threats, new technology, transparency requirements and an ever-changing regulatory environment it has become necessary to reassess the role of the chief financial officer (CFO)...
A high-level look at how innovation and agility could reshape one of SA's juggernaut industries...
Matthew Leighton 5 Jan 2021
The role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has expanded beyond the traditional gatekeeper to financial resources, chief accounting officer and head recordkeeper...
Gerhard Hartman 18 Dec 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on massive changes to the manufacturing industry, which has had to adapt to new operating models, an evolving consumer market, and disruptions in supply chain processes, all while keeping the workforce safe and healthy...
Mark Wilson 17 Dec 2020
Despite posting a small profit in its first half interim results, Eskom expects to post a R22bn loss at the end of the 2021 financial year...
Molefe is a qualified chartered accountant and has deep financial, risk and telecommunications experience. She will take up her new position as soon as practically possible in 2021...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has appointed a new National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Chief Executive Officer...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been granted leave to appeal a High Court decision relating to Eskom's fourth Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD4)...
The former Venda Building Society (VBS) Bank Chief Financial Officer, Philip Truter, will spend seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering...
Nichas is a former Famous Brands exec and will be the first woman to lead the Spur Corporation...
Boosting the economy, cutting our extremely high unemployment rate, and avoiding further downgrades by credit-rating agencies are central to the government's economic growth plan...
Sheldon Friedericksen 23 Sep 2020
Seven years ago, Emmanuel Ngulube and Daniel Eyre formed E&T Minerals with the ambition of building a reputable Black-owned minerals trading and brokerage house...
Issued by E&T Minerals 16 Sep 2020
Financial statements are a mechanism that can be used to hold management accountable for the resources entrusted to it by shareholders, writes Bongeka Nodada, Saica project director: financial reporting...
Bongeka Nodada, Issued by SAICA 11 Sep 2020
As Covid-19 continues to challenge and disrupt the business landscape, chief financial officers (CFOs) are stepping up and playing a bigger role in digital transformation...
Pieter Bensch 4 Sep 2020
Law enforcement agencies are working together to probe the breaches of the Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS)...
"A deadly blow to the Chinese tech champion" is how CNN described the sanctions announced on August 17 by the US Commerce Department...
Jean-Paul Michel Larçon 3 Sep 2020
Despite huge advances in clean coal technologies, abundance of coal in the SADC region and Southern Africa's vast energy needs, and the reality that coal will remain an important element of South Africa's energy mix well beyond 2040...
Aubrey Chauke 26 Aug 2020
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the sector contributed $168bn to African economies last year and given that globally, it is estimated that 50-million travel and tourism jobs are at risk due to Covid-19...
Women are naturally subjected to gender bias, whether conscious or unconscious. This is an everyday fight, but you can choose to see this as a threat or an opportunity...
Nicci Botha 11 Aug 2020
Bonitas Medical Fund reported its financial results for 2019, announcing bolstered reserves of R4.3bn during extremely difficult trading conditions...
Issued by Bonitas 7 Aug 2020
Kelvin Dushnisky has quit his job of chief executive officer of AngloGold Ashanti, just two years after taking up the role. No reason was given for his resignation...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is studying the judgment of the High Court to review and set aside its decision on Eskom's fourth Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD4) for the 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years...
Are you or your clients facing business collapse? The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) explores practical options relating to the business rescue process and turnaround interventions...
Issued by SAICA 20 Jul 2020
Business coach and author Douglas Kruger provides practical ways your business can survive - and even thrive - during this time of uncertainty...
Issued by SAICA 20 Jul 2020
South African chief financial officers and senior finance professionals recognise that the world is changing, with a perfect storm of technological and social forces altering the rules of business in this digital era...
Pieter Bensch 15 Jul 2020
The tough times ahead for the automotive sector will bring out the best in management talent, for which South Africa is already world-renowned...