The Road to CA Podcast

Part 1 Our guest's story today, 3rd-year student at the university of Pretoria, Thato Pheeha, will show you some of the struggles that the people sitting next to you every single day go through and so much more. Not only that – but that if you are going through some of the same challenges, you can overcome them too. We also chat about: ·       Taking Responsibility, ·...

In this episode, Alunga is taking a little detour from the usual interviews with aspiring CAs but rather delving into a concept used by the foremost minds in the world. From Vusi Thembekwayo to Oprah Winfrey. From Trevor Noah to Richard Branson and countless others and how you as a student and future difference maker can apply to your own life and achieve massive success. Please share this with ot...

How to Go from 40% to 80% Sometimes, we feel our marks define us. And when we miss the mark, we attach our self-confidence to it and feel worthless. But our marks are simply indicators that we need to tweak our inputs… For our guest today, 3rd year Acc Sci student Unity Mosaka – he has received the same low mark that has seen you at your lowest lows, but he never let them define him. Thus, he imme...

How to Leverage Failure Towards Success What’s your number? 30%? 40%? 45%? 55%? 60%? We all have a number – the number we view as a failure… In this week’s episode, our guest and my good friend Tebogo Zubane - a 3rd-year Accounting student at the University of Pretoria and former chairperson of House CA (the accounting student representative body at UP) comes to share with us his lessons in failur...

You Don't Have To Be The Smartest In The Room Did you leave high school with your two, three, four, maybe even five distinctions – feeling on top of the world? Then you entered the accounting programme, ready to settle for a 70% - 75% aggregate. You get your first test back. You look up at the screen as they celebrate the top ten in the class. Number 10 got 75%. You got 50% (if that)... If you’ve...

Having A Growth Mindset Have you ever gotten a result and began to question your intelligence? Or maybe you brand yourself as a "60s student" or a "50s student". This is what is called a fixed mindset, and it may be holding you back more than you realize. In this week’s episode, I chat with Revin John, whose remarkable transformation from humble academic beginnings to great academic successes illu...

Imagine if someone told you that astonishingly somehow your honours year can be, not just bearable, but fun? Is CTA easy...? Well, you don’t have to imagine any longer as we have a current postgraduate student at the University of Pretoria, Leon Rapp, give us his unpopular testimony of the infamous postgraduate "death wish" known as CTA and that – with the right mindset and outlook – it might not...

If you ever doubt yourself, aspire to leadership, or want to harness the power of self-ownership, this episode is for you. Join Lungelo Mpinga, Chairperson of African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Tuks, and a fellow third-year student, as she graces the mic with aplomb and graciousness. This moving episode promises to be one of our best yet. Whether you're at home, at school, or on your commu...

The road looks different for us all. The common denominator, however, is the persistence it takes, and the resilience required. Fellow 3rd-year student Kele Mokeona shares with us her story of resilience & persistence and how, after a year out in the working world, has found a newly born purpose and enthusiasm for accounting. We chat about a range of interesting topics from relationships while...

Explore the prestigious CA(SA) designation, recognized globally as a benchmark in Chartered Accountancy, in this enlightening episode with Lwazi Shelembe - a 3rd Year Accounting student on the road. Discover how CAs in Africa are uniquely positioned to drive sustainable change and ethical influence in the modern era. Whether you're aspiring to be a CA or are interested in sustainable business prac...

Calling yourself a professional is one thing. Being a professional and aspiring to act and serve with professionalism and competence is another. In this episode, together with Pieter Pienaar , BCom Accounting Sciences graduate (passed with distinction) and PGDAS (Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences) student, we explore the CA profession from the perspective of professional judgement - the...

Aspiring CAs dream of becoming CAs in business and ultimately, CAs in entrepreneurship. In this first interview, we are joined with Sthabiso Phosile, a 3rd-year BCom Accounting Sciences student on his way to entrepreneurship through the CA(SA) designation. Learn from his story and perspective how CA(SA) can lead you to becoming your own boss one day in the world of business. If you have read this...

What is all the hype around the CA(SA) designation? Is it all that it is cracked up to be? Lets find out in the first of many episodes of The Road to CA, the show where we explore the journeys of CAs and aspiring CAs in our quest to make a difference. Join our host, Alunga Madala, as he shares some of his story thus far on the journey and his answer to this question - is CA(SA) worth it or not? -...