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Our artistic herri-tage online
The viewer is in total control when navigating a website named after Herri the Strandloper, a soundmine of narratives and ideas
Heritage foods are on the menu
Local members of the Slow Food movement are working to save traditional ingredients
Indian Ocean Africa
To understand the oceans, you must understand the people who live next to them
Developer withdraws interdict against Bo-Kaap
Blok, a property development company, has withdrawn its interdict against Bo-Kaap residents in the “spirit of de-escalation”
Symposium for black artists steps out of the colonial prism
A biennial event has sprung up to provide a forum for black artists and intellectuals to meet
Rural reflections: notes on time well-spent
A holiday with my grandmother shows me another way of life, one with different ways of being.
The battle to rebuild Jo’burg’s historic laundry buildings has finally been won
The Rand Steam Laundries structures, one of a kind on the Reef, were demolished illegally in 2008.
Goodbye Bree Street
Tinyiko Maluleke's nostalgia takes him back to Bree Street in Johannesburg, which has been renamed to honour ANC struggle stalwart Lilian Ngoyi.
Bitter+Sweet: A cookbook offers a taste of heritage
Like so much else linked to our past, even our most delicious dishes are tainted by our troubled history.
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Demolition of hope in Hangberg
The City of Cape Town in June twice knocked down structures on land allocated for other purposes. The city says these were not evictions; residents ask why no police are available for rapes and murders
Corruption allegations: It’s a family affair at Dihlabeng municipality
The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste
Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.
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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised
SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector
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Eleven ways to protect yourself against fraud
While financial services firms work continuously to improve security, fraudsters are always devising new plans to circumvent the latest safety measures
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Security and Compliance Evolution in the Data Revolution
Organisations must adopt a risk-based approach to compliance and rely on technology to mitigate that risk and on people and process controls as well
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Covid-19 vs Child Nutrition
Children are being impacted severely across the world because of things such as reduced immunisation as health services prioritise treating Covid-19 cases
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MTN’s network innovation sees 5G launched at 100 sites countrywide
MTN South Africa has launched its widely accessible 5G network – the first of MTN’s 21 operations across Africa and the Middle East
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Economic ramifications of Covid-19
There is an opportunity for business and government in collaboration to galvanise and work together, and present ourselves as a viable destination for investment
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BCX empowers its finance staff with professional accounting qualifications
'For the finance function to go beyond the numbers we need to be professional and we cannot leave out the financial control experts'
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Ensuring no prospective CA(SA) is left behind
Sizwe Nxasana talks about the macro-economic impact our country will suffer if the accountancy profession fails to transform its pipeline in the pandemic
