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).