In this day and age, modern organisations consist of a wide range of sophisticated technology solutions and end users to achieve objectives, says Motheo Motlhabane, Senior RPA Analyst at Singular Systems. As is often the case, the operational delivery requirements are constantly shifting: at a rate that is faster than an industry or organisation is able to keep up with. This results in a variety of new technologies being brought into the fold, and people being used to fill the gap in between the...

Focus your attention on strategy – not time consuming admin. Employee share incentive schemes can be a great way of rewarding and motivating your key employees who make valuable contributions to the organisation. The scheme mechanics should be aligned to your company strategy thereby motivating the participants to work towards a common goal. This should inevitably increase shareholder value, staff participation and morale.

Access to the global market exposes the South African Tax resident to a new difficulty: the offshore corporate action. What happens when Rolls Royce issues you a "C" share for every "A" share you own? Did you have to pay tax when Kraft Foods and Heinz merged to form a single entity, The Kraft Heinz Company? How did you or your portfolio manager tackle the SAB/AB Inbev merger? If you elected the simple cash sale option, did you identify the two separate tax events?

If anyone is looking for a place of growth and success in the world of system development then Singular Systems is the place to be. I was lucky enough to receive a bursary from Singular Systems in 2017 and had the opportunity to go to their head office in Johannesburg to get to know the team, culture and to learn what it means to be a software programmer in the real world.