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…
When the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) releases its annual audit outcome reports, state-owned companies (SOCs) are usually accused of being run poorly and not sticking to good governance guidelines. The numerous challenges CFOs of these organisations face – including basic upskilling of their teams to enhance the finance capabilities required to produce financial information (financial…
It’s common company practice to stick to a three-year cycle to update and upgrade employees’ computers and laptops, but many of these devices still have years of use to go. So, instead of sending them off to the recycling depot, rather follow DriveRisk’s example in donating them to a worthy cause. Here’s how the country…
Tennyson Botes, who was recently appointed interim CEO of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA), shares his journey toward attaining South Africa’s premier business designation, Chartered Accountant South Africa (CA(SA)) For 18 years now, the Thuthuka bursary has been empowering South Africa’s youth from previously disadvantaged communities with educational support to pursue the accountancy profession…
Kobus Stadler is one of the youngest CAs(SA) to qualify in South Africa. He walked straight from finishing home school into his first job interview at BGR Jacobs Bester Griessel, a small accounting/audit firm in Worcester, Western Cape, while starting his degree part-time at Unisa. He was just 15 years old. Kobus Stadler says that…
Turning hidden gems into gigantic profitsMariam Cassim says her day starts ‘in much the same way as any other typical mom’ – a surprisingly down-to-earth revelation from a woman who transformed Vodacom Financial Services from a loss-making company of R88 million to a profit-making business of R1 billion within three years. But realising an opportunity…
Many of South Africa’s most prominent entrepreneurs also happen to be CAs(SA). They spoke to Monique Verduyn about what it takes to run a successful business in a tough economy. Entrepreneurial endeavours have had a large-scale impact on economic conditions, business environment and job generation in South Africa. Entrepreneurs help drive change through innovation, where…
Marnus van Heerden CA(SA) and the founding team entered an innovation competition run by Hannover-Re in 2016 in an effort to find disruptive models to the reinsurance/insurance space. And it was out of their little innovation spot in Rosebank, Johannesburg, that the incredible Pineapple story begins In 2018, Pineapple was voted the best insurtech in…
Preventing corruption in financial markets Monica Singer shares her story: from CEO of Strate, a leading central securities depository, to joining ConsenSys to champion the adoption of blockchain technology in Africa. Photo: André van der Merwe Monica Singer CA(SA) led the digitisation efforts in the South African financial markets as CEO of Strate, a licensed…