Bloemfontein, 28 June 2022 – This school holiday, 200 grade 12 learners will attend the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Free State Development Camp to harness their academic potential and produce the quality pass rates needed to study degrees leading towards South Africa’s much needed professions of high demand.

At 73 years of age, an accounting professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, Kurt Sartorius, will set out on an expedition that nearly broke him 50 years ago to raise awareness on climate change.

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) Report 2021-20, has once again highlighted serious concerns regarding Information Technology (IT) controls in local government.

Transactions and financial information are processed using information systems that should include sound systems of internal control, thus ensuring the integrity of information used for decision-making. The assessment of the IT control environment identified significant weaknesses, illustrating the severity of challenges faced by local government. IT controls are foundational to credible reporting and can contribute immensely to the success of a municipality.