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13 Nov 2023

SAICA's Finance Leaders Event Celebrates 5 Years of Driving Innovation and Collaboration

Johannesburg, 13 November 2023 — The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) announces the fifth anniversary of its flagship event, Finance Leaders.

Over the past few years, Finance Leaders has stood as a beacon of innovation, connecting professionals in business, practice, and technology. This esteemed two-day conference, hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre, promises an immersive experience featuring renowned speakers and thought-provoking discussions on the intersection of Finance, Business, and Technology.

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1 Nov 2023

Budget deficit resulting in more pressure on SARS, thus putting more pressure on taxpayers

Johannesburg, 31 October 2023 - The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) says that South Africa does not have a revenue problem, it has an expenditure problem. Somaya Khaki, Project Director: Tax Operations and Administrative Advocacy at SAICA explains why, despite this, there is growing pressure on SARS to increase collections from the current taxpayer base.

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1 Nov 2023

Water crisis in South Africa: are we making progress?

Johannesburg, 31 October 2023 - Under the global development goals agreed to in 2015, government has pledged to provide access to clean water and sanitation for all by 2030. Speaking on behalf of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SACA), Piet Nel, Project Director for Tax Professional Development at SAICA, explains that in SAICA’s view, the biggest obstacle to achieving these goals is a lack of accountability and the enforcement of consequences for management, for which there seems to be very little political will.

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