Covid-19 reveals risk in inauthentic governance

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed another risk to investors, namely: ‘governance washing’ in the way of inauthentic delivery on sustainable governance guidelines. Responsible asset manager Old Mutual Investment Group has identified this as a real risk...

Is IT or HR responsible for digital transformation?

Did you know that over the last decade, digital transformation projects have had less than a 20% success rate? According to McKinsey’s latest research, 2018 indicated a 16% success rate – the lowest over the last few years. This begs the question: With...

In a post-pandemic world, home is where the work is

What I’m learning from the Covid-19 pandemic is that the definition of productivity used in the workplace over the last few decades misses the point, writes Mandy Duncan, Aruba country manager, South Africa. Professional productivity should be measured in what...

The shift to remote working for start-ups

Remote working has become the norm for companies of all sizes during these trying times. By Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at dynabook South Africa Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a significant rise in remote workers never seen in the business...

Compliance: What’s key over the next three months?

Although Covid-19 is not the first pandemic the world has faced over the last 100 years, its effects are unique due to increased globalisation and interconnectivity which have altered the way organisations in every country operate. And, unlike before, workers on an...

Must expatriates pay provisional tax to SARS?

With the first provisional tax payment being due on 31 August 2020, there is some confusion regarding whether expatriates are deemed to be provisional taxpayers by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) or not. Reabetswe Moloi, expatriate tax attorney at Tax...