Lead: Profile: Introducing Professor Nirupa Padia

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Meet Professor Nirupa Padia – the new Head of the School of Accountancy at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS). Professor Nirupa Padia is the Head of the School of Accountancy at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). She is the first black female Associate Professor in Auditing. Prof Padia, a Chartered Accountant, passed the qualifying…

LEAD: Women defining transformation

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Transformation within the profession can be likened to metamorphosis. It is not an overnight affair – we all know that. Each stage has been unique in its development and has held its own experiences and challenges. Once the challenges have been conquered it means progress has been made and ground has been taken. It means…