Enrolling on average 40% of all accounting students in South Africa
August 16, 2021 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
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.
August 12, 2021 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
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.”
July 08, 2021 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
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.
June 14, 2021 | Category:
Lead, College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Corporate
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.
June 01, 2021 | Category:
Department of Financial Governance, Featured
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)
March 13, 2021 | Category:
Lead, College of Accounting Sciences, Financial Accounting, Featured, Corporate
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.
December 03, 2020 | Category:
Department of Financial Governance, College of Accounting Sciences, Featured
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
November 17, 2020 | 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
October 27, 2020 | 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.