When it comes to transformation work, Ayanda Mafuleka CA(SA), CEO of the Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET), invariably goes great guns. Her tenure at the SETA, as evidenced by a plethora of empowerment initiatives, shows that she’s one for the underdog. While Ayanda has made great strides in turning around…
DetailsMany women who are healthy and active are presenting to fertility clinics in their late thirties and early forties, only to be faced with infertility challenges. Their main complaint is the lack of education which might have helped them make better parenting choices when they were still young and fertile. Mandy Rodrigues, Clinical Psychologist, Life…
DetailsIndustry experts give their inside take and provide some insights to address the issue. In recent years, South Africa has witnessed a disturbing trend: an alarming increase in corporate cyberattacks. Instead of lessening, the threat of cybercrime continues to grow, impacting more than half of the country’s companies in the past year alone. This surge…
DetailsAristotle had a fairly dim view of business and toil, which he cynically described as merely utilitarian − a necessity but not enriching or ennobling human life. These days few would question that businesses make huge contributions to human life in the form of paying taxes, providing employment, and creating investment opportunities and goods and…
DetailsIn recent years, the viability and sustainability of public institutions have come under severe pressure. The competition for public funds in light of increasing fiscal pressures has pitted departments and institutions against each other and forced all stakeholders to think creatively about how to manage resources. What remains undisputed is that such institutions remain central…
DetailsFor this women’s month issue, I wanted to place the spotlight on someone who I believe is an amazing leader and influencer in the social entrepreneurship and social impact space: Laura Bergh. Laura Bergh describes herself as having the mind of a philosopher, the heart of an environmentalist and the curiosity of a detective. All…
Details‘Challenge’ is a word that Portia Ravhuhali knows all too well, having faced one challenge after another before setting up her own practice, Namusi Chartered Accountant INC. Furthermore, as chairperson of Sovereign Africa Ratings (SAR), she is challenging perceptions about how Africa does business. Portia describes her career as a CA(SA) as a ‘journey’ –…
DetailsNever give up! If you listen to the most successful people who have achieved great things in life, you’re bound to hear them mention these three simple words somewhere in their story. Rudzani Mandiwana is one of those. Despite some severe setbacks, she never gave up on her dream of becoming a CA(SA). She qualified…
DetailsHere’s a shocking statistic: around 46% of South Africa’s youth are unemployed. That’s not only an economic disaster; it’s a social one, too – which is why Kasthuri Soni, CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, is determined to help find solutions; a goal her organisation is achieving by working with an ecosystem of other change…
DetailsThe Wits School of Accountancy, where Naledi Nkhi is a senior lecturer, recently received $10 million from an anonymous alum. Accompanying the donation was a request that the school be renamed after Margot Steele, the first female head of the school. ‘That shows the influence that educators can have on society; the power we have…
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