Bhavna Gounder has excelled in her career in the banking sector. She speaks about her career, which has flourished since she qualified as a CA(SA) in the mid-2000s, her passion for female empowerment, motherhood − and that she’s just recently published a book she co-authored with her daughter about nut allergies. Bhavna Gounder started her…
Once named the youngest person to complete a PhD in IT, Dr Denisha Jairam-Owthar is on a mission to digitally transform Stellenbosch University It is widely known that CAs(SA) can enter almost any industry or area of business. Dr Denisha Jairam-Owthar, chief director of information technology at Stellenbosch University, is a prime example of how…
As finance manager of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Gift Sikonde CA(SA) is enjoying every moment of his role − from listening to radio soccer broadcasts and having early Monday morning chats with friends who watched the game on TV to now having the perks of watching games at presidential suits and getting to…
Laila Razack CA(SA) wholeheartedly believes you must give 100% in any job or role you may have. She says: ‘It may not always be enjoyable, but treat every day as an opportunity to learn something new and devote your full time and attention to it whilst you are there!’ Laila Razack CA(SA) knows what she’s…
Amongst some of Itani Phaduli CA(SA)’s proud achievements is being a 2021 Top 35-under-35 finalist: he describes it as one of the apex moments in his career. Itani Phaduli completed his articles at Deloitte in 2015 and moved on to become a senior lecturer in the financial accounting department at Unisa and to start his…
These CAs(SA) manged to build an international award winning investment and advisory firm in London that services clients worldwide through hard work and diligence. They have built their business to be client-focused, non-bureaucratic and technologically astute and describe themselves as a small, nimble team, stemming from large organisations with a financial services and technology background.…
Masechaba Sesing CA(SA) was recently appointed Head Of Department at the Free State Provincial Treasury and is intent on making a significant contribution both locally and internationally in the public sector space. She wishes to see the Free State Provincial Treasury positively influencing the conduct of all public servants to manage the financials affairs of…
Nomathamsanqa Mfundisi has taken things to the next level and is turning her life lessons into compelling content for eager fans of her YouTube channel, Authentically Real. She discusses experiences such as getting your driver’s licence to financing your first car The world of accounting can be hard to navigate. There may be opportunities you…
How confident are you that your business is safe from fraudsters? Before you answer, consider the pace at which cybercrime-related payment fraud is growing; then think about the fact that your company is equally under threat from internal fraud. Ryan Mer has the answer to both. Ryan Mer has been fascinated by entrepreneurship since he…
We recently met Siyasibulela Kepe at the Top 35-under 35 networking event in Cape Town. He’s one dynamic individual who is a community developer at heart with an avid inclination toward blockchain technology that will help root out corruption in the public sector. He recently graduated to become a blockchain expert at the European Tech…