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The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 14 Nov 2020

Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body

Slice of life: How my mom taught me to save

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 31 Jan 2020

In high school I used to be that guy who put together events such as the Valentine’s Day bash, as well...

Editorial: The Western enablers of global corruption

Article Editorial - 24 Jan 2020

The Luanda Leaks, publicised late on Sunday evening, have vividly outlined the scale of the business empire of Isabel dos Santos, daughter...

Workers’ R60m ‘lost’ in banks scam

National Sabelo Skiti - 22 Jan 2020

An asset manager, VBS Mutual Bank and a Namibian bank have put the retirement funds of 26 000 municipal workers in South Africa at risk

Putting the fin into tech

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 17 Oct 2019

Fintech entrepreneurs are finding practical solutions for banking Africa’s unbanked

Millions lost and now more VBS liquidations

Article Sabelo Skiti & Thanduxolo Jika - 13 Sep 2019

The bank’s liquidator has gone after two more people who allegedly profited, as well as former president Jacob Zuma

VBS Mutual liquidators target KPMG

Article Thanduxolo Jika - 31 May 2019

Liquidators are investigating the auditing firm’s sign-off on financial statements, while two former executives also pursue a lawsuit against it

‘Bad financial management’ behind govt’s delayed IT system — Mogajane

Article Lameez Omarjee - 6 Dec 2018

According to the findings of the Nexus report, contracts were irregularly awarded to several service providers

KPMG announces who will get its Gupta earnings

Article Sarah Smit - 3 Dec 2018

KPMG says it will be distributing the money it earned in fees from Gupta-related entities to civil society organisations

KPMG appoints new chief executive

Article Gemma Ritchie - 28 Nov 2018

The beleaguered auditing firm has appointed a leader from outside the firm

‘We are disappointed, but expect others to follow’ — KPMG on Nedbank

Article Khulekani Magubane - 29 Oct 2018

Nedbank announced on Monday that Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche would take over its external auditing

KPMG vows to work with Reserve Bank in wake of damning VBS report

Article Khulekani Magubane & Kyle Cowan - 11 Oct 2018

KPMG executive chairperson Wiseman Nkuhlu says the firm will take stock of the investigation and cooperate with the Reserve Bank

SA’s former finance ministers: Where they are now?

Article Lameez Omarjee & Agency - 11 Oct 2018

Tito Mboweni has become the eighth finance minister, here is a list of the ministers who have preceded him since 1994

Auditor General: Irregular spend at ‘all-time high’

Article Sibongile Khumalo - 8 Oct 2018

According to Makwetu, irregular expenditure at local government has accelerated

On companies and scandal

Article Dinika Govender - 28 Sep 2018

"If we can stay on the right side of the law and keep the books presentable, what’s going on at these big organisations?"

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

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special reports - 19 Nov 2020

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special reports - 18 Nov 2020

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