College of Accounting Sciences
Academically resilient
Unisa's 2021 Teaching and Learning e-Festival reaffirmed that the institution is a committed student-centric university that partners with the state, society and the continent. Read more
Are South Africa’s biggest looters within the public sector?
Unisan Bafo Khanyeza writes in News24 of the widespread corruption at all levels of government in the country and which will remain long after SA has overcome the ramifications of the recent violent riots. Read more
Refusing to accept the status quo
Speaking at the CAS 2021 T&L Festival, the Chairman of the SAICA Board lauded the college for its resilience. “Your student performance was impressive, as from the 983 African candidates that passed the 2021 ITC exams, 315 were from Unisa. This is by far the highest contribution by a university and shows its commitment to the transformation of the accounting profession.” Read more
Unisa makes a significant contribution to transforming the chartered accounting profession
Almost a third of the African candidates who recently passed the professional assessment examination of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants are alumni of Unisa's College of Accounting Sciences. Read more
Zero-tolerance approach towards plagiarism or cheating in the College of Accounting Sciences
Accounting students must adopt ethical behaviour Read more
International collaboration examines a 21st century auditing philosophy
CAS academics recently engaged with their Turkish counterparts to survey the rapidly evolving auditing landscape and its related tech tools. Read more
Going beyond the call of duty – CAS reaches out to ITC Board Exam candidates
Unisa ITC Board Exam Technique Workshop, a stepping stone to becoming a CA(SA) Read more
Lifelong learning opportunities for accountancy professionals
More than 7 million citizens will join the ranks of unemployment and more than 2.5 million jobs are at risk (currently the unemployment rate is already 29% and can thus jump to 48%), according to Hilary Joffe (Sunday Times, 2020) Read more
The ineffectiveness of South Africa’s anti-corruption strategy
Bafo Khanyeza, Senior Lecturer at Unisa, features prominently in the March issue of Accountancy SA, a monthly magazine published by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, with his special report on audit reform. Read more
Stretching the public purse
Looting of public resources continues unabated, despite the public outcry. Daily news reports tell of food parcels being diverted or used for political leverage and contract prices being inflated to ridiculous levels – all while the perpetrators openly flaunt their ill-gotten gains Read more