Johannesburg, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 – Chartered Accountants [CAs(SA)] Nitesh Koosialee and Renitha Dwarika didn’t figure on marrying someone in the same profession. They shared their journeys to becoming CAs(SA), and the lessons they have learned along the way, both individually and as a family. Nitesh Koosialee disputes the long held myth that CAs(SA) are…
Johannesburg, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 – Sheldon Moodley is the first in his family to get a degree and qualify as a chartered accountant, despite financial hurdles which included having to take a gap year to sell funeral cover to cover the costs of his tuition. Don’t ever assume. Asked who he’d most like to…
‘The perception that a CA(SA) mainly works with figures is wrong. A CA(SA) is more involved working with people. If you do not love people, learn to love them. Otherwise you will not become a successful CA(SA).’ These are wise words from 54-year old Hendri Viljoen CA(SA), Financial Director at SA Truck Bodies, one of…
Johannesburg, Monday, 6 June 2016 – Gratitude Ramphaka CA(SA), is as elegant and gracious as a talk show host, yet as tenacious and driven as the finance professional she has become. Her excellent matric results meant she could have taken her pick from multiple careers. ‘Deciding to become a CA(SA) was a process of elimination,’…
Johannesburg, Thursday, 9 June 2016 – Reeza Isaacs, Group Finance Director of Woolworths Holdings and a CA(SA), was named South Africa’s CFO of the Year at the 2016 CFO Awards gala event in Johannesburg on 12 May 2016. ‘I was surprised by the nomination. The award itself was unexpected, and although I struggle at times…
Johannesburg, Monday, 4 July 2016 – Local accountant firm Middel & Partners has been named as one of the most inspiring accountancy practices in the world and has been selected for inclusion in the new book ‘The World’s Most Inspiring Accountants’ which is published in April 2016. Middel & Partners is one of only four…