Small fish swimming against the tide
Friday, March 16, 2018
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.
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....