ISSUE 26
MAY 2018
emazarian
A look into 2018 so far
Letter from our Chairman ns! omic Greetings Mazaria allenges in the econ ch nt ca ifi gn si en our ths of 2018 has se T. The challenges VA in ge an ch The first four mon nt ce the re lues and h Africa including main true to our va re to landscape in Sout n ai ag ce on d the role of cing reminds us under pressure an competitors are fa is le ho w a as on e professi ethics as a firm. Th light. n is under the spot e have auditors once agai ng economically, w ci fa is a ric Af h ut So n by the challenging times work and dedicatio rd Regardless of the ha e th of lt su re this year forward as a for the balance of ss re og pr continued to move d ue in nt look forward to co entire firm and we Mazars South and thereafter. nounce the r and Chairman of ne rt Pa a d I am pleased to an as t an en an pl em tir on re si y es m cc ing rm our su ring the period lead I would like to confi Du ell advanced with a. w e ric ar Af e h W ut . So 18 s 20 August ndover is as int CEO’s of Mazar Africa, effective 31 ensure that the ha Anoop Ninan as jo d to p an s oo er An ck d Ol an lle lle he st and iche appointment of Mic r the 31st of Augu king closely with M te or af w e tic be ac ill w pr I n , w 18 gust 20 in the Cape To up to the 31st of Au act as a consultant to ue in nt co ill w I . ible e years. seamless as poss ciated with over th so as dence that en be ve ha I clients d have every confi e an ic t rv en se tm to in ue po in ap nt r co oop Ninan on thei lle Olckers and An he ic M ic leadership. te la tu ra ng under their dynam e riv th I would like to co d an ow gr a will continue to Mazars South Afric e year ahead. st for the rest of th be e th l al u yo h is w I
Hilton Saven
South Africa Chairman, Mazars
Greetings Mazaria ns!
Editor’s Letter
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Donna Liedemann
contents
4 New Mazarians 6
Client Wins
8 Activities & Events 10 Mazars Trainees 13 Sponsorships and CSI 14 Congratulations
4 NEW MAZARIANS
new mazarians “The expert in everything was once a beginner.� On behalf of Mazars South Africa, we welcome the following new employees to Mazars. We trust that your new venture with us will be a fulfilling one.
Cape Town
Graham Molyneux Partner
Monique Meyer Audit Supervisor
Franwille Maneville Audit Senior
Anastasia Dietrich Personal Assistant
Dinesh Gurlal IT Audit Manager
Greta Rothman Audit Senior
Sirish Singh Manager
Carlia Koegelenberg Accountant
Babalo Mbono Accounting Clerk
Ganief Burghers Systems engineer (IT Department)
Nawaal Hendricks Payroll Administrator
Yasmeen Roghay Administrator
Lethu Makhanthini Audit Senior
Chuma Grey HR Administrator
Natalie Ravelomanantsoa Social Media Strategist & Copy writer
Brenda Nonyati Hostess (Administration Department)
Kim-Lee Fredericks Internal Audit Consultant
Gerrie Niemand Administration & Office Supervisor
Michelle J Du Plessis Tax Compliance Officer
Kimberley
Ruwald Lindemann Senior Manager
Tanya Du Preez Transfer from BFN to KBY
Rudi du Preez Team Leader
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East London
Martinique Francis Admin (B-BBEE)
Melissa Voss Tax Consultant
O’Brian Muchenje Trainee (Audit)
Jenna Hempel Labour Law Consultant
Richard Schoof Verification Analyst (B-BBEE)
Kyle du Preez Bookkeeper
Gauteng
Zizikazi Vikilahle Audit Manager
Lusani Netshirondoni Audit Senior
Blessing Ningiza IT Audit Manager
Maciek Marek Szymanski Associate Director
Kgomotso Motlokoa Audit Senior
Tyler Silva Associate
Kathu
Liezl Maree Supervisor (Internal Audit)
Plettenberg Bay
Lianke Grundling Assistant
Bianca Maree Accounting Manager
Durban
Happiness Gutyungwa Hostess (Administration)
Neli Thembane Receptionist
George
Rikus De Jager Accountant Clerk
Nikolene Suter Senior Accountant
Janette Alberts Accounting Clerk
6 CLIENT WINS
Client Wins Congratulations to all our offices for the client wins they have secured in 2018 so far!
Sturrock Grindrod Maritime R255 000 Tax
Robben Island Museum R54 000 Tax
Receipt Bank R15 000 Tax
Medical Specialist Holdings Proprietary Limited R85 000 Tax
Stamford Tyres R350 000 External Audit
Brainspan Ventures Proprietary Limited R10 000 External Audit
Bisset Boehmke Mcblain R165 000 External Audit
Border Canoe Club R4 000 Payroll
Auto Key Clinic R30 000 Accounting
Adv PV Msiwa R90 000 Tax
Mazars Germany R55 000.00 Tax CFX Productions R50 000 Tax
Stephen Glanz R30 000 Tax
DEE Imports & Exports (AJC Food Group) R105 000 Tax Rhodes Food Group R50 000 Accounting
Value Logistics Limited R109 500 B-BBEE verification
Sweepsouth R40 000 Tax
Cape Armature Winders (Pty) Ltd R25 000 Tax
Lucid Hotel Ventures (Pty) Ltd R25 000 Tax
All Office Equipment (Pty) Ltd R24 000 B-BBEE verification
Lear Sewing (Pty) Ltd R79 000 B-BBEE verification
Hogan Lovells R135 000 Tax
Hilton Thatcher R15 000 Tax
BOPA Private Equity R180 000 Corporate Finance
Naos R203 000 AOS
Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency R47 000 Tax
Stellar Winery R214 400 Forensics
Cape Town
Transpaco R610 000 Corporate Finance
LAPD R81 000 AOS
ProGalv CC R45 000 Tax
Deneb Management Services Forensics
Coast2Coast Holdings Proprietary Limited R55 000 External Audit
Scott Barder R105 000 Tax
Ebara PPA R250 000 Corporate Finance
Boschendaal R140 000 Corporate Finance Petro SA Tax
Endel R150 000 AOS
Eskom – Overall Strategy Air Quality R99 012 Combined Assurance
US Aid R200 000 Audit
Drew Roos R11 500 Tax
Staff Travel Corporation R12 800 Accounting
Dr AM Loudon R11 500 Tax
Denis Secco R40 000 Tax
Capitec – Data Analytics Resource provided for 3 weeks R114 000 Combined Assurance
Sturrock Grinrod R255 000 Tax
GRI Wind Steel South Africa R50 000 Tax
Merseta Forensics
Hyosung R174 000 AOS
Ge Dudu R82 000 AOS
East Cape Fuels R6 000 Tax
Eastern Cape Department of Education R15 million over 3 years Internal Audit
Absolute Alpha Hedge Fund R45 000 External Audit
Mayekiso Trust R5 000 Accounting
Mercedes– Benz Financial Services South Africa R72 000 B-BBEE verification
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Into Food R150 000 Corporate Finance
Water Research Commission Forensic Investigation to alleged fraudulent disposal of WRC Assets R230 622 Combined Assurance
BBC Public Service R78 000 AOS
Gibb R140 000 Corporate Finance
Gauteng
Invicta Farness R200 000 Corporate Finance
Eskom Contract Management Audit (Kusile) R254 951 Combined Assurance
Gautrain R600 000 Audit
Aspire Group (Pty) Ltd R250 000 Commercial Audit
Rabie Property Group (Pty) Ltd R35 000 Tax
Nestle South Africa R89 000 B-BBEE verification
Core Peripherals (Pty) Ltd R39 500 B-BBEE Verification
East London SA Cultural Observatory R34 500 Audit
Target Orientated Trade Union of South Africa R5 000 Commercial Audit
Red Crest Farms CC R15 000 Tax
Chew Bowen & Marais Africa (Pty) Ltd R9 000 B-BBEE Consulting
Terreco Environmental CC R15 000 B-BBEE consulting
S Haynes CA(SA) R18 000 Commercial Audit
Walter Sisulu University R88 000 Forensics
Bopolong Construction R380 000 Audit Lazarus Group R700 000 Audit
Meridian Holdings – Hotline Proposal R72 960 Combined Assurance
Eskom Co-Sourcing Audit Request – Matla Project Payments Analysis – ABB Contract R260,622 Combined Assurance
Mantis Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd R10 000 Review
Inzulu Mining (Pty) Ltd R10 000 Review
DARA Automotive 1 (Pty) Ltd R15 000 Review
MacNeil EC R14 759 Audit
Fasken Martineau R850 000 Audit Axalta R40 000 AOS
Lonmin Fixed Term Contract 1 Year R1 825 000 Combined Assurance
Eskom – Request for Co-Sourcing Nuclear R975 000 Combined Assurance
Versurvus R350 000 Audit
NA G x (Khuno) R435 000 AOS
KwaMhlanga Poultry Project Pty Ltd – Forensic Audit R296 000 Combined Assurance
Gaba Cash Loans CC R170 000 Combined Assurance
Brenthurst Retirement R200 000 Audit
Martin Bulk Handling R250 000 Audit
Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd R132 400 B-BBEE verification
Gauteng Provincial Treasury-RFQ-FY180380(i) – Outsourcing of risk and compliance audit (Financial Management: transfer of funds by client departments and payment of suppliers) for the Department of Infrastructure and Development R203 011 Combined Assurance
University of Pretoria – Anti fraud and hotline services R72 960 Combined Assurance
Remy R60 000 AOS
St Gobain Besaans R200 000 Audit
Comham R150 000 Audit
Sovereign Foods R180 000 Corporate Finance
Lonmin plc – ADHOLS R42 000 Combined Assurance Air Blow Fans (Pty) Ltd R25 000 Review
Gopher (Pty) Ltd R10 000 Audit
Port Elizabeth
K2018042420 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd R10 000 Review
Destrier Electronics (Pty) Ltd R45 000 SBC
Tiradeprops 7 (Pty) Ltd R10 000 Audit
Buddingtrade 87 (Pty) Ltd R90 000 Audit
8 ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Activities & Events Let’s take a look at what all our offices have been getting up to the past 4 months! Cape Town Budget Event
Paarl Budget Event
Our annual Cape Town, on 22 February, Budget Event was once again received on a very positive note. The event was well attended and all arrangements ran smoothly. Daniel Silke and Di Seccombe were a wonderful combination. We trust that Mazars Cape Town has once again cemented themselves as the leaders in events within the Mid-tier field.
Mazars once again hosted its Paarl Budget Event at The Grand Roche Hotel in Paarl on 1 March. Di Seccombe presented this session and our guests were full of compliments. East London Budget Event Mazars East London’s annual Budget Breakfast presentation was on 27 February 2018 with guest speaker Dennis Dykes – Chief Economist Nedbank Group. Kathy Dixon (Tax manager EL) presented the tax section. The event was attended by more than 100 clients from Mazars and Nedbank. George Budget Event Mazars George had their annual budget breakfast took place on 27 February and it was a big success and as always, Di had everyone’s full attention with her presentation.
Easter celebrations
Wellness Day
To Celebrate Easter, Port Elizabeth staff were handed hot cross buns and Easter eggs, which they enjoyed on 29 March.
Mazars Durban held their annual Wellness Day and eye testing on Friday, 23 March.
Valentine’s Day In the spirit of love, Mazars Central celebrated the day of love in style! Mazars Port Elizabeth celebrated 14 February by handing cupcakes to the staff.
First Years Induction Mazars Central held an induction for their first years on 1 February. Mazars Gauteng had staff drinks for the 1st years for 2018 and warm welcome to 2018 First Years on 9 February. Corporate Ironman 2018 On Saturday, 14 April 2018, we participated in the Corporate Ironman and Mazars Port Elizabeth had four teams competing this year. Mazarians that competed were Adele Driscoll, Elizma van der Westhuizen, Kieren White, Robin Galloway, Patrick Emmett, Daniel Baines, Matthew Paul, Sheree Strydom and Saun Mostert. All teams did very well and we all are looking forward to next year. Our tax consulting team were the overall winners for our PE office and we are very proud of them. Times recorded: Swim – 3:31 min; Cycle – 34:16 min; Run – 26:07 min. Well Done to Ewald van Heerden from the Cape Town office who participated in the full Ironman Challenge.
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Audit Department Team Building Port Elizabeth’s Audit Department enjoyed an adventurous team-building event at Adrenalin Addo which included Ziplining fun on the longest Zipline in South Africa on 9 February 2018. After the adrenalin rush everyone enjoyed a nice lunch and networking at the venue. Who said Accountants are boring … ? Welcoming function Mazars George had a welcoming function at FooBar for the first years where they got a quick ‘need to know’ session, so that it may be a little easier to find their feet.
1St Year Murder Mystery Event The Mazars Audit Team in Cape Town hosted our annual social event on 7 March to welcome our 2018 1st years. The Murder Mystery created an excellent ice breaker and fun environment to get to know one another. Some of the highlights definitely were the crazy accents that came out of every team and how creative the costumes were. Team building
Survival/Induction Week
Mazars Durban held their team building on 9 March at Crusaders, an enjoyable afternoon by all followed with drinks at Bar de Mer.
Port Elizabeth's new first year trainee accountants started on 1 February 2018. This year we had an intake of 9 Trainees. The induction programme ran over 3 days from 1 February to 5 February. The programme went very smoothly. A very big thank you to everyone who assisted with induction.
Central held a team building event for their employees on 12 February.
Student Meet And Greet – 12 April 2018 The Graduate Recruitment team hosted a Meet and Greet & Information Session for accounting students from UWC, Stellenbosch University and UCT, at Mazars Cape Town office on Thursday, 12 April 2018. The students had an opportunity to learn more about Mazars and the graduate opportunities offered by the firm. The students mingled with representatives from the Audit department, including Partners, Managers and first year trainees. Career Fair Central office represented Mazars at the Career Fair at the University of the Free State on 6 March.
Varisty College Westville and Durban North Career Day Mazars Durban attended Varsity College Westville and Durban North Careers Day on7 and 8 March, represented by Wendy Williams and Essai Munsamy. UNISA Career Expo Mazars George attended the Unisa Career to promote Mazars and to inspire students to study towards becoming a CA.
10 MAZARS TRAINEES
Mazars trainees “Ambition is the first step to success, the second step is action.� Mazars welcomes all our new trainees and hope that you will prosper in your career and enjoy your time with us!
Cape Town
Alungile Myathaza Bordeaux
Ayabulela Tutuse Bordeaux
Kayla-lee Elders Bordeaux
Kyla Terry Bordeaux
Faizal Ebrahim Bordeaux
Jennifer Pritchard Bordeaux
Marwaan Jacobs Bordeaux
Shalo Rakhudu Bordeaux
Arshad Shaboodien Bordeaux
James Klerck Bordeaux
Johane Olivier Bordeaux
Michelle du Plessis Bordeaux
Curtly Earl Louw Bordeaux
Parfait Ngoie Paris
Tebelelo Diketane Paris
Rayaan Pandy Paris
Kim Marman Paris
MJ Gwala Paris
Jakobus Wust Paris
Shohil Jogie Paris
Pumzani Magadla Paris
Rebekka Lawa Paris
Jae Sun Yoo Paris
Leandri Du Toit Paris
Sharlene Delport Paris
MJ Gwala Paris
Kabier Paleker Versailles
Mishkah Wiener Versailles
Chandre Kleinsmith Versailles
Jano Snyman Versailles
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Sergio Uithaler Versailles
Jean Reg De Villiers Versailles
Alice Mutero Versailles
Zenande Pama Versailles
Steven-Lee Brown Versailles
Zizipho Mndebele Versailles
Jandri Meyer Versailles
Nicholas Heins Versailles
Zintle Mqunyana Versailles
Gakeem Johaardien Versailles
Nadia Ganie Versailles
George
Adrian Pillay
Ahmed Kara
Anisha Datharam
Hel’esha Naidoo
Justine Dennison
Nadia Venter
Pamela Stewart
Paxton Yang
Prianka Murugan
Sanum Baijnath
Verona Naidoo
Janneke Louw
Jacques Coetzee
Devin du Plooy
East London
Kelsey Savage
Widaad Cerfontein
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Pulane Smiles
Molly Sikhweni
Jacques Barnardo
Farenaaz Baartman
Kaushanta Pillay
Alisandra Ncancashe
Sinazo Vumazonke
Monique Mulder
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Gauteng
Ashley Arnardu
Dawie Basson
Michelle Bezuidenhout
Nishani Bhagwager
Luiza Borrego
Louise Cloete
Brendan De Koker
Retief Dreyer
Rumbidzai Dzobo
Rozanne Fauire
Aarifa Gafoor
Alistair Gangen
Sinoxolo Golozani
Paul Goncalves
Browyn Holt
Arshad Hoosen
Nicole Jonathan
Jonathan Mentz
Jolinda Lategan
Janine le Grange
Lindiwe Mabasa
Tsebo Mabuse
Mathabo Mathabathi
Mazwi Sedibe
Marine Muller
Yonwabani Nabile
Muhammed Patel
Rachel Rafapa
Ian White
Shane Watkins
Mpho Malebane
Bloemfontein
Daniel Steenkamp, Doanne Van Deventer, Elias Mpholo, Francis Moolman, Jason Minnie, Jeanique Simons, Joanette Groenewald, Lene Oberholster, Mia Hayes and Mila Mpapela. Oumou Camara
Martha Thantsha
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Sponsorships and csi “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
Winston Churchill
Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust Golf Day The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) is a public benefit organisation which provides financial support for early childhood development programmes, mathematics and science tuition, and a bursary programme for tertiary education. They hosted a golf day on 11 April at the Royal Cape Golf Club in Wynberg. Mazars Cape Town sponsored the putting area and halfway house. Mazars Durban collected Easter eggs for the children of St Theresa’s Children’s Home.
DF Malan Golf day Upon request of Hymie Swanepoel, Mazars Cape Town sponsored a hole and a 4-ball at the annual DF Malan Golf day on 15 March.
Mazars Port Elizabeth held an Easter Egg drive and delivered Easter Eggs to the SOS Children’s Village and the EP Children’s home.
Old Age Home – Giving back
WCAPD Fundraiser The Western Cape Association for Disabled Persons (WCADP) hosted their first fundraiser of 2018 at Durbanville Golf Course. Mazars Cape Town sponsored a four ball. Larry Auret and Mike Teuchert invited two of their clients to participate in a four ball. Mazars George held an Easter Egg Drive in support of the Môreson ACVV Kinder en Jeugsorg Sentrum.
On 12 January, Mazars Port Elizabeth received a message from the neighbourhood watch group that the old age home in Morningside was burning. One side of the building burnt and had water damage. The elderly couldn’t go back into living in the house until it was declared safe for them (which took a while). A lady from Morningside took the elderly into her home until they could go back to the home (it was a few weeks). The community came together with meals and goods for the home. The staff at Mazars also collected goods for the elderly. When it was delivered the owners were very thankful for the goods.
Friends Of Valkenberg Mazars Cape Town sponsored the Friends of Valkenberg’s golf day in February with prizes for the 4 ball winners. The following Mazars promotion items were sponsored: a red recycled bag, a pen (general), a cap, a cellphone card holder, an A5 notebook and a surfside waterbottle. Mazars George staff supported International Firefighters Day on 4 May.
14 CONGRATULATIONS
Promotions “People don’t get promoted for doing their jobs really well, they get promoted by demonstrating their potential to do more.” Tara Jaye Frank Congratulations to the following Mazarians on their promotions!
Cape Town
Bongiwe Mbunge Partner – Business Sustainability Consulting
David Neil Audit Manager – Audit
Tertius Troost Senior Consultant – Tax Consulting
Francois Smuts Senior Manager – Human Resources
Heike-Marie Beck Senior Consultant – Forensic Services
Etienne Louw Senior Manager – Tax consulting services
Janice Malan Manager – Quality and Risk Management
Leonard Willemse Senior Manager – Tax consulting services
Michael Rossouw Audit Manager – Audit
Gauteng
Taona Kokera Associate Director – Project Finance
Byron Chevalier Business Rescue Practitioner – Business Rescue
Jen Heathcote-Hacker Audit Manager – Audit
Morne Grobbelaar Partner
Durban
Daron Kuppusami Audit Manager – Audit
Essaivani Munsamy Human Resources Officer – Human Resources
Jerusha Palany Assistant Audit Manager – Audit
Waheed Mohamed Assistant Audit Manager – Audit
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Port Elizabeth
Ashwen Lalla Assistant 1 – Audit
Monique van Niekerk Assistant 2 – Audit
Thabo Mhlogo Assistant 2 – Audit
Nironee Naidoo Assistant 2 – Audit
Desyomond van Vuuren Senior 1 – Audit
Christopher Whale Assistant 3 – Audit
Nathan Randall Assistant 2 – Audit
Central
Michelle Snyman Senior Accounting Clerk – Audit
Lian Fourie Senior Accouting Clerk – Audit
Natasha Fourie Senior Accounting Clerk – Audit
Tiaan Kritzinger Senior Accounting Clerk – Audit
Long service awards Mazars congratulates and commends the following Mazarians on their long service awards!
Peter Bothomley Insolvency – JHB (35 years)
Bernetta Isaacs Filing Clerk/Support Admin (25 years)
Cheryl Beukes Company Secretarial (20 years)
Nicola Thelander Audit/Tax (10 years)