There is some confusion over whether to declare your laptops, golf clubs, iPads and other such valuables that you travel out of the country with. The answer is no you don’t have to declare these items, but you do have to carry with you proof of...
“Leadership is nature's way of removing morons from the productive flow" (Dilbert) The ‘Peter Principle’ has been around for nearly fifty years. Recent research has underlined that it is still valid today. It has implications for how we promote staff and the effects this has on our...
Catastrophes like floods and fires do occur and there is insurance to cater for these types of events. There are two different types of insurance cover for these events – one to repair or replace the assets damaged (your normal insurance policy) and one to...
“The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.” George Foreman There are many things to consider when you retire. One thing to be careful of is the amount of money you cash in from your retirement savings. Taking cash from your...
There are strikes seemingly now all the time and usually the dispute is over wage increases and benefits. On the other side of the coin, when employers speak, they often talk of the country’s skills deficit and labour laws. Recent research in KwaZulu-Natal has highlighted that...
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) will from 1 July 2018 require that all Annual Financial Statements (AFS) submitted to the CIPC be in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format. What is XBRL and what are its benefits? It is a global standard for digital reporting....
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable on the 25th of May. It is regarded as the world’s most comprehensive legislation protecting private data. GDPR may be applicable to South Africans if your business provides goods or services in the EU, and in certain...
"All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but in calculating risk and acting decisively” (Niccolo Machiavelli) We are all aware that business, as with life, is full of risks and things go wrong from time to time. Some of...
Amazon is now regarded as the best company in the world – its market capitalisation is approaching R800 billion and its founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man. Year after year in customer satisfaction surveys Amazon invariably comes out on top. Jeff Bezos recently shared...
“We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere...