Reimagining our future, together

Welcome to our 2019 Integrated Report.

In this year's integrated report we're focusing on how our purpose and values are shaping our vision and strategy for the firm's future. Find out key information about our business below and read other sections of our report.

Dion Shango: Africa CEO

Our 2019 Highlights

Watch our Africa CEO and Southern Africa CEO for the period of this report, Dion Shango, discuss the past year at PwC South Africa.

From our performance to our purpose, Dion reflects on the opportunities and challenges we faced, as well as his vision for PwC Africa, and the South Africa firm’s role in realising this vision.

Duration: 00:06:44

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Working together with a common purpose

As with everything we do, our strategy is underpinned by our purpose: To build trust in society and solve important problems.

To us, these aren’t just words. Our purpose statement serves as a guiding principle, aligning the focus of our people and directing the decisions we make and actions we take. It is reflected in our leadership and governance structures, and embraced throughout the firm (and the PwC global network). It informs the clients and work we accept, and drives the quality we deliver across our business.

In addition to pursuing our purpose, we expect all of our people to exhibit the core values that underlie it. You can also read more about our strategy, our stakeholders and the external environment in which we operate.

 

 

Bringing our purpose to life

On 1 July 2019, Shirley Machaba was appointed CEO of PwC in Southern Africa. She is the first woman to hold this senior regional position.

Watch Shirley discuss her new role, including how PwC will continue to live its purpose in 2020, and beyond.

Watch the video

Who we are and where we operate

PwC South Africa has more than 5 100 people, including 275 partners. We operate from 19 offices across 8 of the country’s 9 provinces. 

Our head office is in Waterfall City, Midrand. As a professional services firm, our direct environmental impact is small when compared to many other industries, but we're committed to minimising it as part of being a responsible business.

Our key performance indicators

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Revenue
 
 

2019

R5.0bn

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People Engagement Index score*

2019

72%

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Direct taxes
 

Total Tax Contribution 2019

R69m

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Indirect taxes
 

Total Tax Contribution 2019

R1 601

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Induced taxes
 

Total Tax Contribution 2019

R2 236

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B-BBEE scorecard

2019
 

Level 1

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Learning and development

Hours per employee - all lines of service 2019

64 hours

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APC pass rate**
 

Learning and development 2019

78%

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ITC pass rate***
 

Learning and development 2019

72%

* The People Engagement Index Score (PEI) reflects the pride, advocacy, commitment, and overall satisfaction of our people
** APC: Assessment of Professional Competence for Chartered Accountants (Overall SAICA pass rate 68%)
*** ITC: Initial Test of Competence for Chartered Accountants (Overall SAICA pass rate 60%)

Revenue by service lines

We have a broad and well-diversified business with clients spanning a range of industries and sectors. 

In FY19 our core lines of service were Assurance, Advisory and Tax & Legal Services. Our Assurance business offers two distinct services: Audit and Broader Assurance Services.

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Assurance
 

2019

R3.2bn

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Audit
 

2019

R2.4bn

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Broader Assurance

2019

R787m

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Advisory
 

2019

R1.2bn

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Tax and Legal Services

2019

R591m

Contact us

 Rianté Padayachee

Rianté Padayachee

Media and Communications Specialist, PwC South Africa

Tel: +27 (0) 11 797 5727

Verena Koobair

Verena Koobair

Head of Communications and Societal Purpose Firm Pillar Lead, PwC South Africa

Tel: +27 (0) 11 797 4873

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