SAICA offers three reputable professional accounting and business designations from a foundational to a strategic level of accounting and business competence –

Accounting Technician [AT(SA)], Associate General Accountant [AGA(SA)] and Chartered Accountant [CA(SA)].

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Feature: The modern CFO – At the forefront of business transformation

Finance leaders aspiring to become modern CFOs are looking to digital transformation in order to become ever more strategic partners of CEOs In recent years, chief financial officers have seen their role evolve like never before. From their beginnings as historians of financial data and past performance, they evolved into real-time analysts and visionaries with…

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Focus: A story of hope

‘I believe that women are stronger than they think and that we are born warriors … all of us. Women have to unleash the potential within themselves to navigate this journey called “life”. I did not give up and went against the odds to self-recovery,’ says Ruyaida Moosa A natural-born leader, Ruyaida Moosa CA(SA), MCompt,…

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Focus: An obligation to make an impact

Stellenbosch University’s Professor Riaan Rudman believes that CAs(SA) have an obligation to make an impact on those around them and to affect change. As they progress through their careers, they should use the CA(SA) designation to strengthen that impact Professor Riaan Rudman, Associate Professor and Deputy Director: Social Impact and Transformation in the School of…

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Feature: Entrepreneurial lessons gained through my running expeditions

The early mornings, countless late nights, intense financial strains, emotional sacrifices, adrenalin surges of winning new clients, near tears for disappointing a loved one, too much month at the end of the money – the list goes on. These would typically describe an entrepreneur’s life: a journey filled with many rewards coupled with the enormity…

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Focus: From snowboarding to senior lecturer

Looking back, Nicholas Schwenke CA(SA), senior lecturer at Wits, says it is easy to identify that the time spent in New Zealand’s Cardrona Alpine Resort was the second but most significant of three catalysts that pushed him to apply for a role at Wits and which ultimately led him to end up lecturing at the…

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Profile: Chwayita Mtebele – Never a dull moment

Chwayita Mtebele is Head of Department: Investment Providers at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). She is a qualified CA(SA) with a BCom Accounting from the University of Fort Hare and a CTA from Unisa According to Chwayita Mtebele, there is ‘literally never a dull moment’ in the regulatory space. There are always new discoveries…

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Public Sector Profile: Jeanine Poggiolini – Ensuring transparency, curbing corruption

CAs(SA) in the public sector ensure accounting professionalism, integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour, says Jeanine Poggiolini The unprecedented policy measures taken by governments around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the importance of public sector entities in society and the economy. According to the International Federation of Accountants…

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Cover Story – It’s not just about the money…

‘Improving the world and enriching yourself do not need to be mutually exclusive,’ says Thabo Mongatane. ‘You understand the reason for the existence of business – to stimulate the economy and improve society. Our company will not make money if the society we live in is not improved and empowered. It is in my business…

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May 2022 Issue

Everyone knows that financial expertise and operational know-how are vital for executives to manage profitable businesses. Still, nowadays, a new set of skills is even more important, and recent research suggests that leaders with social skills and emotional intelligence are needed most. The study suggests that what is needed is socially adept leaders, leaders who…

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Focus: Thoughts on education

Everything is crumbling: inflation is on the rise; unemployment is through the roof. LinkedIn insists on sending semi-hourly reminders that someone you may know viewed your profile (as if you needed any more anxiety about who may be stalking your spelling errors). You may find yourself wondering if this is the end of the world…

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