Eastern Region

Member in Business (MiB) Forum

The MiB Forum meets three times a year, seeks to serve the interests of members in business, and operates to support the vision, mission and overall strategy of SAICA, as amended from time to time. The forum’s objectives are:

• Enhance the value of membership through active support and promotion of the needs of members in business

• Identify, discuss and facilitate the resolution of issues of interest and importance to members in business

Provide direction to and receive feedback from the regional MiB structures (MiB network) so as to:

• Facilitate engagement with stakeholders

• Facilitate regular communication with members in business

• Obtain feedback from and provide feedback to members in business on SAICA initiatives and matters of interest

• Facilitate awareness of MiB network initiatives

• Enhance the value to members in business of the MiB network

• Actively work with the SAICA Executive and Secretariat to serve the interests of members in business

• Facilitate and encourage members in business engagement with and involvement in the activities and structures of SAICA.

• Lobby the interests of members in business with stakeholders through the MiB network. The role is not to execute but to identify and escalate

Small-Medium Practices (SMP) Forum

The objective of the SMP Forum is to identify the needs of and promote the interests of members in small and medium practices within the framework of the profession and to encourage their participation in the profession.

The SMP forum meets quarterly and seeks to assist SAICA in the discharge of its duty to foster a culture of continuous learning in the members and associates of SAICA, to enable them to enhance and maintain their professional competence and relevance, and to implement any approved SMP practice’s project that will contribute to the maintenance and development of the professional competence of members, associates and future members.

With the assistance of district associations, the committee has the following responsibilities:

• To ensure adequate representation of small and medium practice members on regional councils

• To constantly monitor the needs, interests and challenges of SMP members with a view to considering and making recommendations on matters submitted to the committee, national SMP Committee, SAICA and Council

• To constantly improve communications between SMP members by, for example, initiating and encouraging discussion groups

• To encourage SMP members to comment on exposure drafts relating to:

  • Legislation (development and implementation)

  • Accounting standards (influencing the setting and implementation)

  • Auditing standards (influencing the setting and implementation) and consider and advise on the effect thereof on SMPs

• To consider and advise on the effect on SMP members of new legislation, rules and regulations as implemented by the relevant stakeholders.

• To advise SAICA on learning opportunities appropriate and relevant to the needs of SMP members

• To encourage SMP to undertake continuing professional development

Public Sector Forum

This forum’s role is to influence public sector stakeholders in the region and nationally in order to heighten accountability in South Africa’s public sector and enhance professional public sector competency among SAICA members.

The forum meets quarterly and relies on a strategic plan to guide its activities. The meetings track achievements and map out strategy-related guidelines going forward. In addition, the forum receives feedback from different constituents and determines how to respond. Responses include providing guidance on documents being developed by stakeholders and communicating the feedback to SAICA’s general membership