Ebrahim’s CA journey began at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in 2011, where he self-funded his studies. He completed both his CTA and board exams at his first attempt. In 2015, he joined Standard Bank on a training contract. During his formative rotations, he stumbled across his passions of treasury management and Islamic banking and…
‘There is no limit to what the human mind can achieve.’ This single thought, lovingly instilled in Divyesh’s mind by his grandmother from a young age, has been the core of his work ethic and ambition. Always driven to do more and do better, at the age of 27 Divyesh was among the youngest to…
Sbonelo Cyril Madiba is a senior finance specialist within the Absa Group’s Financial Control unit with a specific focus on retail and business banking. His career experience has been in the banking and financial services industry across auditing, investment banking, finance and change. This includes international secondments to Boston and Chennai, the latter where he…
Byron du Plessis is currently the Corporate CFO of MultiChoice Group Limited, having previously held various senior roles in the group including Head of Finance for MultiChoice South Africa and Corporate Financial Director of MultiChoice Africa. Byron’s current executive role encompasses leadership of the group finance function, MultiChoice South Africa’s operational finance executives, financial shared…
Babalwa is a highly motivated and strong-willed individual who is passionate about women empowerment and leadership and shares this with everyone she interacts with. This has formed her core values, as she embodies this thoroughly. She began her career with the goal of being an exemplary figure for any young woman who sees herself redefining…
Arun’s passion for finance and entrepreneurship started long before his professional career. He grew up in the Eastern Cape and his entrepreneurial spirit was harnessed at an early age working alongside his father in the family business. Arun has gravitated towards commercial ventures of all sizes ever since. He obtained honours degrees in Finance and…
Andrea was born in Port Elizabeth and moved to Pretoria to pursue the CA(SA) dream. She went on to do her master’s degree in tax at the University of Pretoria as tax is a significant line item of the business. Upon passing her master’s she was invited to become a Golden Key International Honour Society…
Adam Kajee has always strived to be the best − from his early years as a top South African swimmer through to representing the South African men’s water polo team. Today, his career in finance is no exception. Adam’s interest in investments initially led him to Coronation Fund Managers and to completing his chartered financial…
The major hurdle that the accounting profession faces, along with other scarce-skill professions, is the low number of learners (just 12%) passing maths with marks above 60%. Despite this, the profession has been successful in sustaining its pipeline thanks, largely, to the efforts of the SAICA’s Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fun. Lizanne Campbell (28) CA(SA), Manager…
In 2010 Yvonne Chetty became the first chief financial officer (CFO) at the Department of Energy, previously part of the combined Department of Minerals and Energy. She still holds the post after almost a decade and has a clear overview of what is required of a public servant while also often acting as a mentor…
