Towards zero hunger in Africa: 5 steps to achieve food security
Global food systems have been battered by overlapping crises in recent years. Key among these are the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
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- Jan 1
- 1 min
South Africa’s public service: real spending is falling, but demand is growing
Core public services – basic education, healthcare and criminal justice – account for a large share of the consumption basket of poor...
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- Jan 1
- 4 min
4 ways companies can strengthen their boards to make it through tough economic times
South Africa’s economy is struggling. A number of factors are behind the decline. These include severe power cuts which are taking their...
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- Jan 1
- 3 min
Crime, COVID and climate change - South African tourism faces many threats, but it’s resilient
How important is tourism to South Africa’s economy? Tourism is critical to South Africa’s socioeconomic development. It provides numerous...
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- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
Why SA courts are quick to declare dishonest directors of non-profit companies delinquent
The Johannesburg High Court in South Africa recently declared a dishonest director of a non-profit company delinquent. This case shows...
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- Oct 9, 2022
- 1 min
Media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news - here’s what’s needed
Online platforms are replete with examples of false information – from WhatsApp messages punting some miraculous cure for COVID, to...
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- Oct 9, 2022
- 4 min
South Africa is surrounded by sea but doesn’t have a plan to protect it: three steps to get one
South Africa is surrounded by 2,798km of coastline. Yet, oddly, the country doesn’t have a coherent maritime strategy underpinned by a...
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- Oct 9, 2022
- 5 min
Three reasons why the US Federal Reserve Bank holds the world in its hands
Inflation is a global problem. At the end of August, it was 8.3% in the US and 9.1% in the Euro area. It is 20.3% in Nigeria, 25% in...
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- May 16, 2022
- 7 min
THE IMPORTANCE OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This article is mainly aimed at directors of SME’s who require guidance in respect of Annual Financial Statements and accounting...
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- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
So now that we know what it is, how it works and the objective of XBRL, how do get our financials in
The first step is to ensure your annual financial statements are prepared and finalized. Once this is completed then only can this be...
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- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
So how does XBRL affect your business?
From 1 July 2018 (Being the effective date) CIPC requires a company’s Annual Financial Statements to be submitted in the iXBRL format....
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- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
How does XBRL work?
The way XBRL works is that it tags important financial data. This tagging process basically allocates a unique identifying tag for each...
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- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
So, what is XBRL and how does it affect South African Companies?
XBRL is short for Extensible Business Reporting Language. This is a globally recognized reporting format or electronic language used for...
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