As the deadline for the post-Brexit trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) looms, concerns have arisen as to whether the two parties will be able to conclude a deal...
Mills Soko 21 Sep 2020
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), the global accounting organisation formed by CIMA and the AICPA, and CPA.com are seeking applicants for their 2021 startup accelerator programme, which specialises in accounting, finance and regulatory technology...
Issued by CIMA 17 Sep 2020
Livia Dyer, partner, and Nadine Mather, senior associate, Bowmans explain how PoPIA will impact and potentially change, the parameters of direct marketing...
Livia Dyer and Nadine Mather 15 Sep 2020
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), has recently announced that Stella Oye has been elected as the first female chairperson of its Ghana branch...
Issued by CIMA 3 Sep 2020
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, South Africa Chapter (ACFE SA) have announced the undertaking of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby the respective designations of these bodies will be mutually recognised...
Issued by CIMA 2 Sep 2020
The Droogfontein 2 Solar Park situated near Kimberley in the Northern Cape, has reached full grid code compliance and commercial operation...
2 Sep 2020
According to Neo Mahabane, Madelien van Niekerk and Maria Magagula - members of communal property associations (CPAs), government-driven land reform programmes will falter if women from beneficiary communities do not play a central role...
24 Aug 2020
The 6,500m2 fully-let Richmond Corner shopping centre in Cape Town opened its doors this month. It is also part of Richmond Park, an 84ha site that is part of a milestone land restitution settlement...
30 Jul 2020
An attempt by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's Ingonyama Trust to take control of thousands of hectares of land worth almost R1-billion, which was awarded to several communities in the greater Mthonjaneni (Melmoth) area as land restitution, has been thwarted by the courts...
Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2020
In what is a first for the African continent, South African made ventilators have gone into production and will be ready in a few weeks time...
17 Jul 2020
With the repo rate currently sitting at an unprecedented low, buyers and investors are caught between buying off-plan vs. buying an existing property...
17 Jul 2020
The South Africa Institute for Business Accountants (SAIBA) and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to mutually recognise each body's accounting designations and work more closely to advance the accounting profession in South Africa...
Issued by CIMA 16 Jul 2020
Recent years have seen a marked shift in the way technology interacts with our data privacy...
Shuman Ghosemajumder 19 Jun 2020
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) is calling for comments on the discussion document relating to the publication of the Franchise Association of South Africa Industry Code...
11 Jun 2020
Following an agreement between the CPA and government, the ACA and the CPA will be providing much-needed advice and guidance to the advertising industry this coming week with respect to what creatives should be keeping in mind when conceptualising shoots during Level 3...
4 Jun 2020
Media is experiencing the aftershocks of the pandemic with fast-tracked digital transformation causing seismic shifts in media consumption. In turn this is impacting media spend, creating a 'new normal' in the South African media and advertising industry...
Amanda Rogaly 18 May 2020
There's always going to be a situation that you can't plan for - clearly evident by the unprecedented circumstances the world is currently facing. But if you know all of the things that could go wrong, you can try and prevent them from happening...
Issued by Jellyfish South Africa 13 May 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and the implementation of the nationwide lockdown may have deferred the land reform programme...
Nazreen Sekao Pandor and Peter Setou 8 May 2020
Odette Faling, CEO at Travelcheck, shares the lessons learned when her 10-month-old online travel agency was hit hard by the Covid-19 travel bans around the world...
Odette Faling 29 Apr 2020
Several regulations have been gazetted to protect consumers during the State of National Disaster. One such regulation relates to the prohibition of the excessive pricing of essential goods and services. Essential goods include items such as toilet paper, hand sanitiser and disinfectant cleaners, to name a few...
Bobedi Seleke 24 Apr 2020
With the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) planned to commence imminently, the way direct marketing is carried out and received by South African consumers is set to shift...
Sandra Galer 14 Apr 2020
CUT Innovation Services is assisting government in their fight against Covid-19 by printing 3D masks for non-invasive ventilation for use by patients. The project works on the concept of continuous positive airway pressure or bilevel positive airway pressure systems...
1 Apr 2020
Burt Gunning is the guy to take your cue from when it comes to running a successful franchise business...
Lauren Hartzenberg 28 Feb 2020
As part of The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Accounting Bodies Network, 14 major accounting bodies are publishing a declaration calling on the profession to put sustainability and the fight against climate change at the forefront of its work...
Issued by CIMA 25 Feb 2020
A new website offers a place where jobseekers can browse and apply for global positions while giving employers and recruiters access to a broader pool of top talent...
Issued by CIMA 21 Feb 2020
While a landlord may be impressed and happy to receive upfront payments for between six to 12 months' rent in advance, the TPN Credit Bureau advises a cautious approach...
20 Feb 2020
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have signed a mutual recognition agreement (MRA)...
Issued by SAICA 11 Feb 2020
Through the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the unified voice of the American Institute of CPAs and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, we are aiming to help you do just that...
Issued by CIMA 4 Feb 2020
Capitalism is in trouble - at least judging by recent polls...
Elizabeth Schmidt 2 Feb 2020
Nigeria recently approved the world's first GM cowpea, which provides full protection against the pod-borer Maruca, a major problem for this important crop...
28 Jan 2020
The AICP Awards has enlisted the world’s most obsessive crafter to highlight the importance of craft and how the AICP Awards has celebrated craft in advertising. The film was conceived by a creative team at R/GA in New York and directed by Matt Piedmont at the US and UK-based production company PRETTYBIRD. AICP Awards has opened entries for the 2020 competitions – which includes The AICP Show, The AICP Post Awards and The AICP Next Awards. The deadline to enter is 14 February 2020.
28 Jan 2020
The AICP Awards has enlisted the world’s most obsessive crafter to highlight the importance of craft and how the AICP Awards has celebrated craft in advertising. The film was conceived by a creative team at R/GA in New York and directed by Matt Piedmont at the US and UK-based production company PRETTYBIRD. AICP Awards has opened entries for the 2020 competitions – which includes The AICP Show, The AICP Post Awards and The AICP Next Awards. The deadline to enter is 14 February 2020.
28 Jan 2020
Ahead of International Data Privacy Day, privacy-first marketing is the focus of the policy chapter of Warc's Marketer's Toolkit 2020...
27 Jan 2020
The Gerety Awards recently announced Johannesburg as an executive judging session with Jacquie Mullany, executive creative director at VMLY&R as the ambassador for the South African jury...
Jessica Tennant 22 Dec 2019
Vumelana Advisory Fund is making a strong call for all key stakeholders and South Africans, in general, to participate by making inputs on the draft Bill and engaging with the process in order to ensure a fair representation of different voices, as the country forges ahead in amending Section 25 of the Constitution.
19 Dec 2019
Warc has released the Effective Use of Partnerships and Sponsorships shortlist for the Warc Media Awards 2019...
11 Dec 2019
The human genome was first sequenced in 2003 by multiple research centres across the world. The breakthrough was hailed as the dawn of a new era...
Deepti Gurdasani, Ayesha Motala, Pontiano Kaleebu & Segun Fatumo 4 Dec 2019
The Ford Motor Company of South Africa (FMCSA) has been fined an administrative fine of R35 million for the incidents in which the company's Kuga 1.6 model caught fire...
2 Dec 2019
Dynamic singer Monique Hellenberg is the voice behind Goldfish's mega-hit "This Is How It Goes". She has just returned from working in the Far East for the past few months...
Martin Myers 19 Nov 2019
In South Africa, there are many regulations relating to the production, marketing and labelling of food to protect consumers...
Issued by Pyrotec 6 Nov 2019
The Association has commented on the OECD's Programme of Work to Develop a Consensus Solution to the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy...
Issued by CIMA 4 Nov 2019
The recent Tax Court (Cape Town) judgement of IT 24510 confirmed that amounts received by a retailer for the sale of gift cards were not "received or accrued" for purposes of the gross income definition...
Joon Chong 25 Oct 2019
The Ecommerce Forum South Africa has launched its Safe.Shop Trustmark. The EFSA provides the Trustmark badge to e-commerce platforms that have been confirmed as being compliant...
23 Oct 2019
With Fitch Solutions predicting sluggish growth of only 2.4% for 2019, the South African construction industry currently finds itself in an unpredictable macro-environment...
23 Oct 2019
The New York Festivals' Global Awards has announced the executive juries for this year's Executive Jury sessions...
22 Oct 2019
South Africa's oldest city, Cape Town, is rich in architectural heritage and preserving the integrity of its historical buildings for future generations is vital...
21 Oct 2019
East-West Digital News (EWDN) recently released a report on the state of influencer marketing in Russia...
16 Oct 2019
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants are seeking new applicants for their joint startup accelerator programme, which focuses on innovation in accounting, finance and regulatory technology...
Issued by CIMA 7 Oct 2019
Landlords can incur cost increases as a result of municipality property valuations escalating rates, rising insurance premiums, or as levies increase on sectional title property...
7 Oct 2019
Successful implementation of the land reform programme has the potential to accelerate the growth of the tourism sector by deflating simmering fears of wanton land grabs...
Peter Setou 4 Oct 2019