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Many South African export businesses are under increasing duress from shifting trade rules and extreme weather. In the midst of this, sustainability reporting can be seen as a ‘grudge purchase’. However, for some organisations, it can be a tool for seeking opportunities in a volatile and uncertain environment – if s...
Read articleThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) has reinforced its national leadership in accounting education following the release of the January 2026 Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC) results on Friday, 10 April 2026. The University achieved an 86% first-time pass rate while increasing the number of successful candidate...
Read articleThe University of Johannesburg’s Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa (ABASA) team came out on top at the Joburg branch’s Big Debate Competition that took place on Saturday, 23 August 2025 . The ABASA UJ team knocked out the ABASA WITS and ABASA NWU teams to officially claim the 20...
Read articleWhen most people think of a 90-year-old, they picture retirement, rest, and reflection. But for Mr Caspar Greeff, the picture looks very different, as it is one filled with determination, discipline, and a laptop. At an age when most are slowing down, Mr Greeff is speeding up intellectually. He recently graduated wi...
Read articleThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) is proud to announce the results of its students in the January 2025 Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC) as set by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) , released on Friday 4 April 2025. The IAC is the first of two professional examinations which candida...
Read articleIt was double the joy for the parents of Charlotte and Charmaine Setati as they watched their daughters walk across the stage to receive their Bachelor of Accounting degrees. The twins, dressed in striking blue power suits, graduated early in May, embodying the fulfilment of their dreams through perseverance and det...
Read articleSAICA January 2024 ITC results reaffirms Accountancy@UJ as a leader in Accounting Education and the most significant contributor to transformation of the Accounting Profession The results of the January 2024 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), released on...
Read articleThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) Department of Accountancy is excited to announce the launch of its fundraising campaign aimed at providing essential financial support to its deserving students in financial need for their studies from 2024 onwards. The campaign, titled "Accountancy@UJ Student Support Fund," seeks...
Read article[caption id="attachment_534869" align="alignleft" width="192"] Gift Somakwabe [/caption] Self-determined, hard-working, and self-assured are some of the words which come to mind when thinking about Gift Somakwabe. Born and bred in the east of Johannesburg, she is the first-born of two children in a family of four. S...
Read article[caption id="attachment_534597" align="alignleft" width="190"] Boniswa Madikizela [/caption] A passion for teaching, and in particular efforts that improve the lives of individuals for the better, led the Department of Accountancy’s Boniswa Madikizela to her research area of interest: financial literacy education. F...
Read article[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Johannesburg, Wednesday 27 January 2021 – If you or someone you know studied a BCom Accounting or BCom Accounting (Extended Programme) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) after 2015, here is some good news for your career. Recently the South African Institute of Chartered Accoun...
Read article[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) College of Business and Economics (CBE) School of Accounting (SOA) Department of Accountancy is extremely proud to announce UJ as the first university in South Africa to offer the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Finance Leadership...
Read articleTebogo Mphahlele has always been academically inclined. In her Matric year, she had the opportunity to work at one of the big four accounting firms. “I went there wanting to expose myself to what is available. When I reflected, there were so many people in c-suite positions who didn't look like me. I decided then th...
Read articleThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) has been reaffirmed as a leader in Accounting Education in South Africa, the latest results of the Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) have revealed. The results, released on Friday 25 March 2022, have also confirmed UJ...
Read articleAccountancy@UJ is extremely proud of 3rd year B Acc student, Ms Keamogetswe Sema, announced as finalist for the prestigious 2021 Entrepreneurship Intervarsity National Finals. The purpose of the EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity is to identify the top student entrepreneurs at the South African public universities,...
Read articleIt is with a profound sadness that the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has learnt of the passing of Vassi Naidoo, an honorary Professor of Practice in its Department of Accountancy. Vassi who was also the chairman of Nedbank Group, died on the morning of 28 September 2021. Vassi, as Naidoo was affectionally known, w...
Read article[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday, September 21, the University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) hosted the launch for the book Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Countr...
Read articleA senior lecturer from the Department of Accountancy , within the College of Business and Economics (CBE) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), has been awarded a prominent award for her work in raising the profile of women in accountancy. Ms Akona Babana picked up this year's Woman Academic of the Year prize at t...
Read articleA senior accountancy lecturer and a full academic member to the University of Johannesburg's Council walked away with top honours at the African Women Chartered Accountants virtual recognition awards on Saturday, 28 August 2021. Ms Boniswa Madikizela , from the Department of Accountancy received the Trailblazer in A...
Read articleDeploying an Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a corporate business can be a costly endeavour. The payback period may be slightly longer. But longer term, the benefits of implementing these technologies would by far exceed the initial investment, says Prof Tankiso Moloi. He is Professor of Accountancy at the Universit...
Read articleThe results of the April 2021 Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) released on Friday 2 July 2021, once again reaffirms the University of Johannesburg (UJ) as a leader in Accounting Education in South Africa. The ITC is the first of two professional examina...
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