Category: SAIGA News

WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON WHATSAPP, YAY!

By Nokubonga Tshabalala It has been long overdue, but the Public Sector Accountancy and Audit Academy (PSAAA) is officially on WhatsApp. The academy is making this change in an effort to keep up with the fast-paced environment in which we live and to be as efficient as possible. “As PSAAA, we’re happy to announce that Read More

TIPS TO BEAT THE WINTER BLUES

By Portia Morai Oh my, it’s chilly outside! We are all uncomfortable during the transitional season of winter as we constantly strive to adapt to the icy days. The country’s interior has been experiencing a cold front sweeping in from the coast, causing temperatures to routinely approach the freezing point. Although the weather service has not Read More

ADVERSITY SHAPED MY CHARACTER

By Kgomotso Sethusha Nothing quite moulds a person’s character like adversity. As someone who grew up in the village, the new SAIGA Education Training and Development (ETD) manager, Sello Malatsi, is all too familiar with overcoming adversity, having had to cross rivers to get to school. Growing up in Makotaseng, a village in Greater Tubatse, Read More

ANNUAL CONFERENCE: MAQOMA GETS ON BOARD

By Kgomotso Sethusha National president of Abasa Linda Maqoma will join a list of esteemed public speakers, accountants, auditors and thought leaders at the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) conference. Maqoma, the founder and chief executive of Nomatshawe Group, will participate in lively discussions and a variety of panel discussions on accounting and Read More

Note from the SAIGA President

As we continually reset, re-adjust and refocus our strategy to make the organisation a leader in the sector and industry, we fully understand that we are planting trees that we may not be able to sit in their shade or enjoy their fruits, hence Vision 2030 is meant to benefit both the present and future Read More

SAIPA partners with SAIGA for upcoming annual conference

Johannesburg-For the second year running, the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) will host its annual conference from Wednesday the 14th to Thursday 15th September 2022 at the Protea Fire & Ice Marriot hotel in Menlyn, Pretoria.  The conference, which is sponsored by the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), under the theme “Step up to Read More

It’s all systems go for SAIGA Annual Conference 2022

The Southern African Institute of Government Auditors (SAIGA) will, for the second year running host its annual conference from Wednesday the 14th to Thursday 15th September 2022 at the Protea Fire & Ice Marriot hotel in Menlyn, Pretoria. The conference under the theme “Step up the Mark” will host a number of key speakers who Read More

SA’s Unemployment Crisis Calls for Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Opinion piece by: Russel Morena, SAIGA Chief Executive Officer 1 May 2022 SA’s Unemployment Crisis Calls for Out-of-the-Box Thinking Zakes Mda’s 2021 novel, The Wayfarers’ Hymns, features the character Toloki, who, unable to find conventional employment, invents the rather macabre profession of mourning at strangers’ funerals. While this does not make him wealthy, it provides Read More

Amplified Celebratory Talk About Freedom was Upon the Land

Opinion piece by: Russel Morena, SAIGA Chief Executive Officer 25 April 2022 Amplified Celebratory Talk About Freedom was Upon the Land Post-1994, the month of April became a season of speeches about liberty in South Africa. This year, the period finds citizens in pockets of the land stepping to the mark to exercise their right to express their feelings. Signs hint Read More

AG Tsakani Maluleke to Address Key Accounting and Auditing Challenges Facing The Public Sector during SAIGA’s 2021 Conference

Johannesburg – To restore accountability and good governance in public finances in the face of a rising tide in cases of wastage, leakages and stealing in both national and provincial governments, public officials need to commit themselves to high standards of ethical conduct, acquit themselves with integrity and put the public interest first. The Auditor General of South Read More