National government’s efforts to prevent irregular state expenditure have mainly focussed on the municipal environment, although there has been an increase in irregular expenditure by stated-owned entities (SOEs). This ...

Background: Mine closure obligations are economically significant, and the consequences of insufficient mine closure obligations are of public interest. The incidence of acid mine drainage and the high number of ownerless ...

As a third of all directors in South Africa are chartered accountants (CAs), this research examined the strategising practices of CA strategists in the mining industry. Drawing on the strategy-as-practice ...

Most listed South African companies appear to have embarked on environmental reporting without enquiring what the users’ needs are. If users’ needs are not determined prior to reporting, it is unlikely that the resulting ...

Research evidence has suggested that the environmental reports produced by listed South African companies, like in other countries are perceived to be deficient in decision-usefulness, thus not of a standard that can satisfy ...

Integrating mobile phones into higher education, and more specifically in the distance education context, is no longer regarded a strange phenomenon. Mobile devices are widely used by distance education institutions to ...

In striving for sustainability, contemporary corporations are faced with a multitude of stakeholders, all vying for their piece of the corporate sustainability pie. In adhering to such diverse demands, the effective ...

Online student support is frequently used by distance education institutions worldwide, but in South Africa it remains a challenge to educators as not all students have access or can afford using the internet regularly. ...

Technology, when used appropriately, can assist with high-quality learning and teaching. This article describes the design and implementation of MXit (an instant messaging application) as a tool intended to assist Accounting ...

The University of South Africa (Unisa), as a distance education institution, is continuously challenged to lessen the negative impact distance has on students’ learning. The effective use of technologies affords distance ...