Enrolling on average 40% of all accounting students in South Africa
2021-03-13 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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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.
2020-12-03 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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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
2020-11-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Alumni, Featured, Corporate
Unisa says farewell to exceptional alumnus
Outgoing Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who graduated with a BCompt Honours from Unisa in 1997, embodied the values of integrity, selflessness, humility, and hard work. He steadfastly believed in the South African constitution. Read more
2020-10-27 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Corporate
Icon editor’s legacy empowers Unisa media student
The 2020 Percy Qoboza bursary winner, McIntosh Ngwenya, says he is truly humbled and honoured to receive the scholarship sponsored by the National Press Club and Unisa’s Department of Communication Science.
2020-10-13 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Exceptional - without exception
Unisa and the College of Accounting Sciences celebrate Prof Mbalenhle Zulu, a SAICA Top-35-under-35 2020 finalist. The competition recognises young chartered accountants who are not just achieving extraordinary results in their professional capacity, but also have a significant impact on society.
2020-10-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa pilots proctoring tools for 2nd online exam
With an anticipated 1,7 million exams to be submitted and marked online, the university will be using tech services to authenticate and invigilate certain of the exit modules. This was announced at the opening of the 2020 Teaching and Learning Festival today.
2020-10-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Department of Taxation, Lead, Corporate
Lunch and learn
The College of Accounting Sciences held a virtual brown-bag meeting in September, which took the form of an information session on the IBFD Tax Research Platform.
2020-09-23 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Why I changed my career
"After years of contemplating expanding my horizons, I did thorough research and decided on switching from being a radiographer to becoming a chartered accountant," says Keba Ramushwana of the College of Accounting Sciences.
2020-08-27 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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When women thrive
Embarking on a PhD offered me precisely the opportunity that I needed, says Dr Roshelle Ramfol, the first black female staff member at Unisa's College of Accounting Sciences to receive a doctorate.
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