Thuthuka news

One thing that the University of Pretoria (UP) Thuthuka programme takes pride in is the sense of family they provide to their beneficiaries, and there’s no better way for a family to get to know each other than by finding a fun and safe environment in which to bond.

Bloemfontein, 28 June 2022 – This school holiday, 200 grade 12 learners will attend the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Free State Development Camp to harness their academic potential and produce the quality pass rates needed to study degrees leading towards South Africa’s much needed professions of high demand.

Lydenberg, 22 June 2022 – This school holiday, 800 grade 12 learners will attend the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Mpumalanga Development Camp to harness their academic potential and produce the quality pass rates needed to study degrees leading towards South Africa’s much needed professions of high demand.

Johannesburg, Monday 30 May 2022 – When Sebokeng’s Zanele Maduna set out to become a chartered accountant [CA(SA)], she had no idea how she was going to fund her studies. The same is true for Bushbuckridge’s Nhlamulo Khoza, Mafikeng’s Lerato Mathibela and Fairmont’s Stephanie Bugan. Yet today, these young professionals are carving out incredible careers for themselves as qualified CAs(SA) thanks to the assistance of the Thuthuka Bursary. Now it is your turn. If you want to be a CA(SA) but do not know how you will afford the study fees, applications for Thuthuka’s 2023 intake are open.

Durban 3 November 2021 – Okuhle Mteshane, a grade 7 learner from Intakemazolo Combined School, took first place in the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) KwaZulu-Natal Grade 7 Economic & Management Sciences (EMS) quiz.

Sharné Damons recounts how Thuthuka has changed her life: an inspirational story that started thanks to the help of SAICA’s Thuthuka Bursary programme

Some people find the right employer early and stay on to make a success of their career there. Lerato Manti Thato Mathibela (29) has been employed with Nedbank since 2015 and has progressed from being a chartered accounting trainee to holding a leading role in training at the bank today

Zanele Maduna CA(SA) says that SAICA’s Thuthuka programme has changed her life. We spoke to her about the journey that brought her to her career success.

Mpho Makoko-Hottie is a successful CA(SA) thriving in her role as a B-BBEE business analyst. She has sound advice for youngsters aspiring to become CAs(SA).

Ipfani Hope Singo’s journey to becoming a chartered accountant has not been easy for her. Thankfully she had Thuthuka to hold her hand

Johannesburg, Tuesday 11 May 2021 – For the past 19 years, the Thuthuka Bursary has funded academically talented African and Coloured learners and students who want to become chartered accountants [CAs(SA)]. If you are one of them, don’t delay applications for the 2022 intake have just opened.

Johannesburg, Thursday 16 April 2020 – Last month, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) announced the results from the January sitting of the Initial Test of Competence (ITC).

By Leigh Andrews

Chartered accountant (CA[SA]), Peace Mabaso is a financial manager at FNB’s private bank lending business unit, as well as executive member of the Ekulindeni Reunion Foundation (ERF). He’s a shining example of a CA(SA) flourishing in the office while also helping others step onto the road to success. But Peace wouldn’t be where he is today without several boosts from SAICA’s Thuthuka programmes – the first of these when he was still at school.

Johannesburg, 21 October 2019: The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a framework for the changes the world needs to make to solve poverty, world hunger, poor health, the lack of quality education, climate change, gender inequality, environmental issues, and more. That’s why this year’s South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) annual Student Leadership Summit (SLS) challenged BCom CA-stream accounting students from around the country to think bigger. To enter, students had to come up with community-based solutions for one or more of the goals. Earlier this month, University of Johannesburg’s (UJ’s) Bonginkosi Kalipa’s Team3 Farm project won top honours.

Aaron Naidu (Eden College) and Emmanuel Rassou (South African College High School) were honoured for their performance in the South African Mathematics Olympiad (SAMO). The 2 learners beat more than 91 000 learners nationwide to be crowned as the overall winners of the South African Mathematics Olympiad (SAMO).

Johannesburg: Monday, 26 August 2019 – Entries for the 2019 Student Leadership Summit (SLS) are now open. This year, instead of being a thought leadership essay writing competition as it has in the past 10 year, students are being challenged to put together a Sustainable Development Goal (or SDG) focused business case that illustrates how they would empower and improve the country through a community-based project that works towards solving one or more of the UN's SDGs.

Johannesburg, Tuesday 13 August 2019 –1 000 of Mpumalanga’s top-achieving Grade 11 and 12 learners took part in the province’s two annual development camps run by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Education (WCDE). At the end of the camps, the brightest maths and accounting learners in the province were honoured at an award ceremony.

Johannesburg, Tuesday 18 June 2019 - This school holiday, over 2 500 grade 11 and 12 learners will attend the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) annual Development Camps to harness their academic potential and produce the quality pass rates needed to study degrees leading towards South Africa’s much needed professions of high demand.

Johannesburg, Wednesday 15 May 2019 – The South African Institute of Chartered Accountant (SAICA) is calling all grade 9s who love accounting to enter the 2019 SAICA Accounting Olympiad. Entries are now open. With tablets, cell phones and more prizes up for grabs for the top learners in every province, SAICA urges grade 9s who wish to put their accounting knowledge to the test to speak to their accounting teachers to find out how their school can take part in this year’s SAICA Accounting Olympiad.

Johannesburg, Friday 12 April 2019 – The Thuthuka Bursary Fund could be your chance of making your dream of becoming a CA(SA) a reality. Applications for the 2020 university intake are now open.

Polokwane: Tuesday, 16 October 2018 – Every year, grade 10 and 11 learners from around the province are given the opportunity to participate in their province’s annual Business Development Game. With 190 learners from 18 schools taking part in this year’s Limpopo games in September, Bopedi Bapedi High School won the Sekhukhu District’s Business Game while Mpatapata Secondary School claimed top spot in the Capricorn district. SAICA congratulates both schools for proving that entrepreneurship is alive and well in the province.

Upington Tuesday 23 October 2018 – Every year, grade 11 learners from around the province are given the opportunity to participate in their province’s annual Business Development Game. With 87 learner from 44 schools taking part in this year’s Northern Cape games earlier this month, learners from Duineveld High School claimed top spot and proved that entrepreneurship is alive and well in the province.

North West: Tuesday 23 October 2018 – Every year, grade 10 and 11 learners from around the province are given the opportunity to participate in their province’s annual Business Development Game. With 109 learners from 11 schools taking part in this year’s North West games this September, Thuto-Tsebo Secondary School learners claimed the top spot and proved that entrepreneurship is alive and well in the province.

Eastern Cape, Thursday 18 October 2018 – As the poorest of South Africa’s nine provinces, many believe that opportunities for economic growth in the Eastern Cape are rare. The Government has been very vocal about the fact that the only way to change this is to improve the standard of education in the province and thus minimise the impact of the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality on the province. It is probable that the accreditation recently granted by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) to Walter Sisulu University’s BCompt (Accounting Sciences) degree will go a long way towards doing just that.

Johannesburg, Tuesday 9 October 2018: Numerous studies show that when it comes to international education standards—particularly in terms of numerical and reading literacy—South African children continue significantly to underperform.

Cape Town: Friday 5 October 2018 – Every year, grade 10 and 11 learners from around the province are given the opportunity to participate in their province’s annual Business Development Game. With 190 learner from 19 schools taking part in this year’s Western Cape games this September, Livingstone High School learners claimed top spot and proved that entrepreneurship is alive and well in the province.

Johannesburg, Friday 5 October 2018: Responsible leaders need to be willing to base every action and decision on their values and principles to make a positive impact on society. This is the opinion of the judging panel who selected the Top 30 university students attending the 10th South African Institute of Chartered Accountant’s annual Student Leadership Summit (SLS).

Eastern Cape: Tuesday, 25 September 2018 – Every year, grade 10 and 11 learners from around the province are given the opportunity to participate in their province’s annual Business Development Game. With 117 learners from 11 schools taking part in this year’s Eastern Cape games this September, Mthatha’s Holy Cross High School claimed top spot and proved that entrepreneurship is alive and well in the province.

Mpumalanga, Monday 17 September 2018: With less than a month to go before South African matrics start their high school final exams, 200 Mpumalanga matrics are looking ahead to 2019 in preparation for what the world of tertiary education will hold for them. It is all thanks to a special five day ‘university expectations’ camp put together by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Johannesburg, Tuesday 19 June 2018 – The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) hosts annual development camps that further learners’ social and career development, and harness their potential to produce the quality pass rates needed to study towards one of the country’s professions of high demand, also known as scarce-skills professions. This July holiday, over 2 000 learners from all over the country have been invited to attend these camps.

Johannesburg, 15 May 2018 - When it comes to choosing your school subjects, the reality is many learners and perhaps parents do not understand the importance of the choice or the difference between mathematical literacy and mathematics. But pick the wrong one and the consequences for your child’s future can be disastrous.

Johannesburg, Monday 23 April 2018 – If you’re in matric and dream about becoming a chartered accountant, you have until 31 August 2018 to apply for one of 300 Thuthuka bursaries up for grabs for those who will start their university studies in 2019.

Cape Town, Tuesday 23 January 2018 – With so much pressure already on learners in their matric year, parents often assume that taking part in events outside of the school curriculum will place unnecessary additional stress on their children. But Philip Visage, a former learner at Hoërskool Hugenote, has proven this assumption wrong.

Johannesburg, Wednesday 17 January 2018 – With so much pressure already on learners in their matric year, parents often worry that if they let their children take part in events outside of the school curriculum, they will place unnecessary additional stress on them. But the 2017 matric results reveal that often just the opposite is the case!