Here’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…
The 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…
The fluidity of music may seem worlds apart from the precision of numbers, but Joanne Coetsee has succeeded in bringing together both realms so that she is able to nurture her many diverse interests. Joanne recalls that she started singing lessons on the very same day she received the news that she had qualified as…
Trevor Gosling, the brains behind Lulalend, is extending even more financial assistance to small businesses through his new platform, Lula. Imagine a South Africa without small businesses. Imagine the impact on employment, especially since SMEs are increasingly responsible for job creation. Imagine the sluggishness of the economy, given that these entities contribute no less than…
It’s just a matter of time until fuel-guzzling motor cars are a thing of the past. Everlectric is hastening the arrival of that day with the provision of electric vehicles as a service Ordered anything online from Woolies lately? If you live in Gauteng, chances are your purchase was delivered by an electric vehicle supplied…
Love at first sight is deemed unrealistic, but together with accounting, Sanele and Tracy Nkosi CAs(SA) share one common thread − the idea of instant attraction or connection. In accounting, when a financial statement is accurate, it can provide a clear idea of a company’s financial health. Similarly, for Sanele, he knew straight away that…
Although he came from humble beginnings, Imran Vanker CA(SA) made the most of every opportunity that came his way and today he is a governance, audit, and management specialist with broad experience in private practice and public sector auditing in South Africa and at the United Nations and has forged a path to an illustrious…
When Brett Tromp announced in March 2022 that he and his family were relocating to the Lone Star State, it was a blow to the SAICA community, to which he had contributed for many years. The former chief financial officer for Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest health insurer since 2007, had bee n with the…
‘A person who is too busy to take care of their health is like a mechanic who is too busy to take care of his tools.’ This is the philosophy Fulufhelo Siphuma lives by; a philosophy which is seeing her emerge as force in fitness as well as finance. The day that Fulufhelo’s grandmother passed…
From balance sheets to burpees − Khanya Modipa has used her background as a CA(SA) to build a burgeoning fitness empire. When Khanya Modipa travelled back to South Africa from the United States to renew her visa, she had no way of knowing that the anticipated two-week stint would turn into a two-year adventure. Nor…