Small fish swimming against the tide

Three of the Big Four are housed at Fairgrounds Office Park PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Three of the Big Four are housed at Fairgrounds Office Park PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Following a BusinessWeek article recently revealing that at least a third of the smaller auditing firms in the country were facing collapse, the minnows of the country’s auditing industry are emerging from the shadows. They tell their story to Staff Writer, PAULINE DIKUELO

The smaller auditing firms are the proverbial small fish swimming in a big pond, except this particular pond is crocodile-infested.

The local auditing market is dominated nearly entirely by the Big Four: PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young, while at least 30% of the 22 small firms are reported to be at risk of collapse.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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