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Botswana’s accountancy future in the wake of digital revolution

Head of class: The Botswana Accountancy College is the country’s main institute of training in the profession
Head of class: The Botswana Accountancy College is the country’s main institute of training in the profession

Since 1494, when the Italian monk, Luca Pacioli or as some call him, “the father of accounting”, introduced the double entry system and laid the groundwork for modern-day accounting, the accounting profession has gone through so many radical transformations.

It is not a new phenomenon to adapt to changes in accountancy.

Essentially, technology brought drastic changes including the Accounting software systems which are in use in the present day such as QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, AccPac, and many others.

Editor's Comment
A promising step for public schools, but...

For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....

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