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AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 19
RINK STREET, PORT ELIZABETH When Russell Road closed, the branch moved to Rink Street, a short distance away. Both premises were rented...
Apr 16, 202215 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 18
RUSSELL STREET, DURBAN Normally I can at least picture a branch that I’ve been to but Russell Street is a complete blank. I was there...
Mar 25, 202211 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 17
MOLTENO Molteno is one of the coldest places in South Africa. Although on average, Sutherland is the coldest town, a weather station...
Mar 25, 20229 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 16
NEWCASTLE I joined Trevor Evans for the audit of this branch. He was an abrupt, abrasive character, often quite rude and undiplomatic...
Mar 25, 202213 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 15
SPRINGFONTEIN When I was a kid and living in Trompsburg, we would sometimes drive through to Springfontein to attend the Anglican Church...
Mar 8, 202211 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 14
MOOI RIVER I’ve been avoiding this branch as this is where I was in 1977 when I received the news of my Dad’s passing. I had just...
Mar 8, 202211 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIART - PART 13
BLOEMFONTEIN I visited old Bloemfontein branch on a number of occasions over the years. I always felt at home in that dignified old...
Feb 14, 202212 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 12
JAGERSFONTEIN About 14 km from Fauresmith, where I started my banking career, lies the small diamond mining town of Jagersfontein. Mining...
Feb 7, 202211 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY -PART 11
HARRISMITH I paid Harrismith at least two visits over the years – the first time over Christmas and the second time in mid-winter. ...
Feb 7, 202212 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 9
BETHLEHEM My first visit to Bethlehem found the branch in temporary premises. Bethlhem is one of the coldest places in the country and...
Jan 25, 202211 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 10
NYLSTROOM This was one of the earliest audits in which I was involved. I was still an “apprentice” with Peter de Villiers and probably a...
Jan 25, 202212 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 8
ALIWAL NORTH The branch was described by one of my predecessors as a “rabbits’ warren” which was a bit harsh but originally the old...
Jan 14, 202211 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 7
UMTATA I can’t recall how many times I visited Umtata over the years and I don’t recall enjoying any of them. I found the perpetual...
Nov 24, 202113 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 6
UNIONDALE The branch was in a quaint old building, which, because it was on a steep slope, was on two levels. The manager’s house was...
Nov 24, 202111 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 5
KURUMAN I visited this hot place twice. The first visit was with Bush Morley. As we were walking the pavement toward the branch, we...
Nov 20, 202114 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - NAMIBIAN EDITION PART 1
KARIBIB, Namibia Karibib was the first branch I visited on my 1978 tour of Namibia. I travelled for days to get to this miniscule town...
Nov 13, 202111 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 4
PHUTHADITJHABA To tell the truth, I remember very little about this dismal little town in the North West Free State, quite near...
Nov 13, 202112 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 3
COLESBERG I I audited Colesberg branch a number of times and even relieved as accountant there in my younger days. The Merino Inn at the...
Nov 13, 202111 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY -PART 2
VIRGINIA On my second visit to Virginia branch, I was checking safe custody items in the basement strongroom, when I spotted what I took...
Nov 13, 202111 min read
AN AUDITOR'S DIARY - PART 1
FAURESMITH This is where I started my career in Barclays bank on 1st May 1965. I had been working for the O.F.S. Roads Department and...
Nov 13, 202111 min read
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