Modern bumpers TAKE a look at any photos of cars from around three decades back and you can’t help but notice that most of them were fitted with plated steel “bumpers” that resembled, in some instances, titivated sections of railway line. These bumpers invariably stood proud of the…

THIS article will take you through all the steps you need to take as you prepare for a job interview. (more…)

BEFORE we go into how we can change organisational culture, it’s important to understand what culture is and its key facets. Organisational culture according to Edgar Schein (2004) is “the pattern of shared basic assumptions — invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to…

FEW will mourn the passing of the year 2020 no thanks to that wretched virus that halted travel, mangled businesses and claimed lives the world over. Hopefully, the pattern won’t be repeated in 2021, but the early signs are not good as additional restrictions are being introduced across…

MAZDA'S move into more premium territory has set the brand apart from most of its Oriental rivals and the top spec CX-5 that has just passed through my hands shows just what a fine job the Japanese company has done.  Out of the 40 or so cars I…

OUR world has evolved and we now live in the “information age”. The implication is that companies that are leveraging on Information Technology (IT) are set to achieve lower costs and higher returns in the new era. (more…)

Capital allowances are incentives granted to taxpayers incurring expenditure on business assets. They are available on qualifying capital expenditure incurred on the provision of certain assets to be used in the production of income or for the purposes of trade. (more…)

A job description is a summary of what individuals do in a particular job and what attributes are required for a person to do the job well. Every employee in a normal situation must have a clear job description when they start a new job. (more…)

EVERY person who derives income from trade is required in terms of the law to pay tax on such income. (more…)

THE Chennai-sourced Ford Figo has never struggled for market acceptance for the simple reason that it started out life with a very sound set of Fiesta genes and anyone with a modicum of car knowledge will know that this model has always been a front runner in its …