Gary Stephenson and his best friend and business partner have swum, run and cycled thousands of kilometres as participants in Iron Man. That’s impressive, but more impressive still is the millions of rands they have raised at the same time, through their initiative IronMan4TheKidz. Gary was just eight years old when he first met Garth…
Zimkhita Matinyana CA(SA) sees a bigger role for accountants in the businesses they serve and in the profession they are building. Her work through Kazimo Accountants and Women in Accountancy (WINA) reflects a shift from compliance towards strategic involvement, where accountants help owners make better decisions and smaller firms find ways to grow together. It’s…
At first glance, koi fish might seem to have very little in common with the accounting profession. But as Abraham Wiggill, who is passionate about both explains, this is far from the case. As a CA(SA) as well as an enthusiastic member of South Africa’s koi keeping community, he should know. In fact, from being…
Sebenele Radebe CA(SA) turned a floral-arrangement course into LND Decor Design, a Midrand floral styling and event décor business. Drawing on her experience in audit and finance, she is building the company while continuing her career as a chartered accountant. She plans to grow LND Decor Design into a luxury South African brand, create jobs…
Maureen Makole Manyama CA(SA) knows that a senior title counts for little without the authority to influence decisions. Her career has taught her how setbacks can test self-belief and how often women must prove themselves again, regardless of their experience. She believes organisations should trust women with difficult work and give them genuine power at…
Hayley Lombard CA(SA) built a successful career in corporate finance before becoming a contemporary artist. Motherhood and COVID made her reconsider what success meant, but changing direction didn’t mean losing her professional identity. Accounting gave her the discipline to turn painting into a business. Art gave her the freedom to create. The two have far…
Long before the diagnosis, my family had reached firm consensus on one thing: I was clumsy. I bumped into furniture, tripped on stairs and misjudged distances. It was the family’s most reliable running joke and, as with most family running jokes, everyone was completely wrong. I was not clumsy. I just could not see. But…
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…