August 2021 - wauko

Is the dollar’s status as reserve currency at risk?

by Sean Tweedie | Aug 30, 2021 | waufx, waumonthly, waunotes

Being the nation whose currency holds the status of the world’s reserve currency comes with a few advantages for that country. The most significant of these is the ability to settle balance of payments (difference between what a country imports and what it exports) in...

The never-ending journey towards optimal productivity

by Wehan Dreyer | Aug 24, 2021 | wauweekly, wauwisdom

In the age of information ad infinitum, the human brain has never been so exposed to such volumes and varied types of information. This is mostly due to the growing importance of the internet and social media. Daily life has become so interconnected and infused with...

It’s tax season once more…

by Madeleen van Schalkwyk | Aug 17, 2021 | waucomply, waunotes, wauweekly

It is August 2021. All accountants and tax practitioners are running around like headless chickens – Again! All stressed and busy with tax season. This time around it really is tax season, and all individuals need to file their annual tax return for 2021 as well as...

thoughts on hope, community and ubuntu – a call to all South Africans to step up

by Pieter le Roux | Aug 11, 2021 | wauweekly, wauwisdom

Almost exactly two years ago I called the wauteam together for a chat. Mentally it was a tough time to be a South African. It was a period characterised by strikes, marches and the incitement of hatred and violence. I realised this was starting to affect the morale...

the right of access to information

by Marianne Mokken | Aug 3, 2021 | waucomply, waunotes, wauweekly

As of 30 June 2021, the Information Regulator of South Africa has taken over the regulation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2000 (PAIA). Since the inception of PAIA in 2001, most small private bodies were exempt from the provisions to compile a manual in...