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Apr 16, 202215 min read
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...
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Mar 25, 202211 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...
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Mar 25, 20229 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...
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Mar 25, 202213 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...
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Mar 8, 202211 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...
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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...
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Feb 14, 202212 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...
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Feb 7, 202211 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...
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Feb 7, 202212 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. ...
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Jan 25, 202211 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...
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Jan 25, 202212 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...
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Jan 14, 202211 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...
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Nov 24, 202113 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...
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Nov 24, 202111 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...
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Nov 20, 202114 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...
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Nov 13, 202111 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...
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Nov 13, 202112 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...
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Nov 13, 202111 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...
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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...
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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...
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