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Does external assurance contribute to higher quality integrated reports?
Johannesburg, 20 August 2021 – The International Integrated Reporting Council defines Integrated reporting (IR) as an opportunity for organisations to explain how different types of capital are being managed in the context of their operating environment to generate value for stakeholders. This type of reporting yields benefits including, inter alia, improved financial returns and lower costs of capital, enhanced risk management, increased innovation, enhanced stakeholder communication and a lower impact on the environment.

SAICA calls for rapid, decisive action from the South African Government
Johannesburg, 15 July 2021 – Following six days of ongoing rioting and violence, which is impacting innocent citizens’ lives and livelihoods, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) calls on the South African Government to implement its recent decision to strengthen law enforcement on the ground

Associate General Accountant designation now available to WITS students and alumni
Johannesburg, Thursday 15 July 2021 – Exciting new prospects for those who studied BCom Accounting at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) after 2015. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has accredited this degree for admission into its mid-tier Associate General Accountants [AGAs(SA)] designation.