When is a handbag not a handbag? When it is a partner, thoughtfully designed to carry you through every stage of your day (from wife to mother to exec creator), and the structure to keep pace with your nourishment ritual. Reflection and reinvention If it sounds like that’s just what you, as a busy woman,…
As accounting issues become more complex, sound judgement matters more than ever. When there’s no room for error, the hardest part is making the call. Known for discipline and staying power, Esther Pieterse has built her career working through difficult technical questions that affect the application of accounting standards in practice which impacts the financial…
From audit files to national spotlight, Gizelle Venske represents a new generation of CAs(SA) who are expanding what professional success looks like , polished, purposeful and unapologetically multidimensional. When Gizelle Venske stepped into the national spotlight as a Top 5 finalist in Miss South Africa, she introduced herself first as a chartered accountant. “I was…
When confidence meets opportunity, magic happens. Razaan Bester is proof of this – and she’s determined to make sure other women are ready to take advantage when the right doors open. SOME KIDS WONDER about their future careers. Not Razaan: from the time she was just 11 years old in Grade 6, she knew she…
He’s only in the second year of his accounting studies, but Molemo Madileng already has two successful businesses to his name. And with big dreams driving him forward, it’s clear that Molemo is set to leave a big impact on the accounting profession. Molemo explains that his ambition is propelled by a single defining moment…
Artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and other emerging technologies are transforming the way businesses operate and as these tools reshape industries, the role of chartered accountants (CAs) continues to evolve. Key questions are: what exactly is a CA’s role in a digital business ecosystem, and how are tomorrow’s CAs being equipped with the digital fluency and…
Artificial intelligence is changing accounting faster than universities can update their curricula. That was the starting point for of the SAICA and UCT Accounting Education Symposium, where presenters dug into what AI means for future accountants, how students are already using it, and why AI-enabled grading brings both efficiency and new complexity. AI AND ACCOUNTING…
The accountancy profession is at an educational inflection point. The profession has always evolved in response to economic, regulatory, and technological change. Today, however, the pace and nature of that change are fundamentally different. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not merely automating tasks; it is reshaping how knowledge is created, accessed, and applied. For the chartered…
How universities are rethinking curriculum design, assessment and graduate capabilities to match the realities of an AI-enabled workplace. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are transforming accounting skills and assessments, as well as the way universities prepare future professionals. This calls for new approaches to teaching, learning and student support in an AI-enabled environment. The 2025…
The South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF) is proud to announce SAICA as the new sponsor of the South African Mathematics Challenge (SAMC). The national competition, reaching approximately 80 000 Grade 4 to 7 learners annually, plays a vital role in nurturing a love for mathematics at primary school level. FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, the…