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Business Day •

EDWARD KIESWETTER: Qualifications still matter in the AI era

We stand at the dawn of an AI revolution. From diagnosing diseases with pinpoint accuracy to optimising global supply chains, AI is reshaping how we live and work. According to PwC, AI could add $15.7-trillion to the global economy by 2030, surpassing the combined GDP of China and India today.

With personal AI agents making knowledge instantly accessible, some question the relevance of a formal qualification. Why invest years in formal education when answers are a query away? The answer is cle...
TimesLIVE •

KEITH MICHAEL | Collective effort is required to achieve real change in SA

President Cyril Ramaphosa's state of the nation address painted the usual picture of a government claiming to be working towards improving education, enhancing safety and reducing unemployment. Maybe it is time we take stock of the real action being taken to fight these challenges and be honest with ourselves on real achievements in the last 30 years of democracy.

Most South Africans have seen little to no change, while to others, the needle is not moving fast enough. It is time for collectiv...
CNBC Africa •

Global recognition for South African internal auditors - CNBC Africa

The global landscape of internal auditing is set to undergo significant changes with the introduction of newly released global internal audit standards, unveiled on January 9th. These standards are scheduled to come into effect on January 9th, 2025, signaling a pivotal shift in the profession's approach to shaping the global professional practice of internal auditing. Anthony Pugliese, President & CEO of the Institute of Internal Auditors, emphasized the critical role these standards will play i...
The Banker •

South African market conduct regulator: ‘Virtual assets are risky products’

Unathi Kamlana, commissioner of South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority, talks to The Banker about the country’s virtual assets service provider licensing programme, the impact of the Financial Action Task Force’s grey listing on South African banks, and working with the National Treasury on managing financial institutions’ foreign exposure.Ahead of the application deadline at the end of November, we received around 340 applications in total — from both greenfield players and financial...
Parys Gazette •

An epic 10 000 kilometres through SA | Parys Gazette

Save Soil ambassador Tseke Nkadimeng, a 45-year-old South African businessman and entrepreneur, has taken it upon
himself to muster support from the citizenry to turn the tide for the well-being of our society and future generations.
Tseke walked an epic 10,000 km across South Africa over eight months, in collaboration with the global Save Soil Movement, to raise awareness among fellow South Africans about our seriously-depleted soil health.He passed through Parys on Friday, 24 March, where he w...
The Star •

Corporate Governance Index shows improvement but new areas of concern are emerging

The 9th edition of the Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa’s (IIASA) Corporate Governance Index (CGI) report has revealed that in the past two years, organisations have been directing efforts to improve corporate governance ratings, as part of their strategic priority objectives.These efforts have given reason for the country’s 2.9 CGI score in 2022, a slight improvement from 2.8 out of 4 in 2020. “The credibility and importance of CGI is that it can be viewed as a barometer to measure t...
Daily Dispatch •

Activist farmer walking across SA to highlight poor state of soil

Tseke Nkadimeng’s success is literally dependent on good soil and the 44-year-old crop farmer is on a mission — to walk across SA to educate people about the need to save the soil.

The Dispatch caught up with him on Monday in East London, the latest stop on his marathon walk which he began from his home in Mpumalanga in July.

Nkadimeng is looking to complete his 10,000km walk on April 4 2023 in Pretoria.

“Walking five to ten kilometres you feel your legs are stiff and heavy. It is natural. Th...