SAIPA stands behind retirement-funding reform

Ahead of the 2016 budget speech on 24 February, the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) is requesting the Minister of Finance to confirm that the proposed reform measures relating to retirement funding go into effect on 1 March 2016 as...
Intel, Lady Gaga at the Grammys

Intel, Lady Gaga at the Grammys

Infusing Lady Gaga’s artistry with technologies from Intel, the collaboration was a diverse and multifaceted experience, demonstrating the power of technology to elevate an artist’s ability to deliver an on-stage experience in ways not imagined before.

Fraud increases when times get tough

“Right now, businesses have to look after what they have. There is no room for lost income and increased costs,” Horne says. “Your team needs to be honest to survive. A few bad apples can cost a company dearly. But you can clean up an organisation through your own good people and let an ethical culture take over.”

Labour market absorption rate slips

South Africa’s labour market absorption rate has fallen since 2001, according to the “South Africa Survey 2016”, released this month by the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR).

The labour force absorption rate measures what proportion of the working age population has a job. According to the IRR, it is a more accurate indicator of the health of the labour market than the unemployment rate.

Don’t get caught out with a fake degree

While qualification fraud has remained consistently high in South Africa – at 16% for two consecutive years – there are circumstances where candidates are not the ones to blame, but have been scammed into thinking that their qualifications are legitimate.

SA nuclear debate not cut and dried

President Jacob Zuma’s remarks during last week’s State of the Nation address on the country’s nuclear future might seem contradictory, but this is not the case, says Dr Anthonie Cilliers of North West University’s School of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering.