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Matriculants of 2023: do your homework when navigating the job market and tertiary institutions

Thursday, 18 January 2024 - By MIE

As the class of 2023 stands on the brink of their academic and professional careers, the effects of South Africa’s load shedding and other post-Covid challenges seem not to have had such a big impact during the matric exams as this year’s cohort improved on last year’s pass rate, increasing from 80.1% to 82.9%.

Business sector needs to get its compliance ducks in a row

Wednesday, 30 August 2023 - By MIE

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) – who is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the financial systems in SA – has taken a significant step towards addressing and combatting identified deficiencies through the implementation of Directive 8. This directive relates to the screening of employees for their competence and integrity and scrutinising employees against applicable sanctions lists. It serves as a measure to control money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.