Fatima Mamod describes as ‘nothing short of phenomenal’ seeing her staff’s projects come to life and witnessing the impact and value they bring, and says she still gets butterflies when she visits any of their project sites. A tenacious leader of a highly talented team of 26, Fatima Mamod is the Area Finance Manager South…
Despite a traumatic childhood hemmed in by in pain and poverty, Hundzukani Mabunda has proved that you can rise above your circumstances and achieve the impossible. She was the first learner at her village to pass Grade 12 with distinctions and also the first qualified chartered accountant at Bambeni Village in Limpopo Province. Today she…
Sizwe Nxasana, founder of Future Nation Schools, recently spoke about his chain of affordable schools and whether his innovative methods can be adopted at tertiary and post-CA(SA) qualification levels. There is no denying that the education system in South Africa is deeply lacking. But innovators such as Sizwe Nxasana, founder of Future Nation Schools (FNS),…
Gareth Olivier, founder of CA Connect, speaks about what the tertiary providers of the future will look like and how they can remain relevant. While COVID-19 has forced countless companies and institutions to scramble their way online, last year CA Connect (through Milpark Education), drawing on a decade of experience in flexible accounting education, had…
Kerryn Kohl, co-founder of 4thTalent, recently spoke about developing competence for the future world of work as part of a series on the future of education run by SAIC. Over the past few months, we have been pushed into a new way of being. Thanks to COVID-19, the digital revolution has been fast-tracked and, whether…
Rob Paddock, founder of GetSmarter digital learning platform, explains micro credentialling and the need to provide a post-industrial era education model which offers affordable, accessible and quality education to all. We are living in a world of radical shift. And yet, our education system harks back to a bygone era. As part of its ‘Future…
COVID-19 is forcing us to have many conversations we probably should have initiated a long time ago − one of which is whether our education system needs to change. Author, futurist and strategy consultant Graeme Codrington recently spoke at a webinar on the future of accounting education, learning and professional development hosted by SAICA to…
Business AdvisorIt’s time for a bit of tough love. The health crisis happened and will have ripple effects for months and years. But the time to start building for the future is today and we need to be planting the green shoots of recovery at home. Kevin Phillips CA(SA)CEO of IDU Group We have collectively…
Speaker, Facilitator, CoachWho would have thought that thriving at work post COVID-19 would be an issue? Businesses have had to evolve and transform in order to survive. And as business rewrites its ‘new normal’ and navigates ‘business unusual’, employees need to consciously do the same. Usha Maharaj CA(SA)Passionate about women empowerment and human potential Thriving…
Blockchain SpecialistWhat is a blockchain-based ‘token’? It can be tricky to wrap one’s mind around concepts such as the tokenisation of financial assets, token fractionalisation, and how smart contracts behave in certain scenarios, even for seasoned DeFi (decentralised finance which does not use intermediaries) industry practitioners. Monica Singer CA(SA)Blockchain Evangelistfor Consensys Chances are you haven’t…