Thuthuka Bursary Fund to be presented at World Congress of Accountants

Chantyl Mulder

The presentation about the Thuthuka Bursary Fund (TBF) will take the form of a panel discussion. The session titled Strengthening and transforming the accounting profession will include presentations from Terence Nombembe (SAICA CEO), Chantyl Mulder (SAICA), Sizwe Nxsana (TBF Chair), Mark Bower (Board member: Edcon Holdings Limited), and Tokelo Sekese, a beneficiary of the TBF.

Chantyl Mulder, Senior Executive: Professional Development, Transformation and Growth at SAICA, says: "The IFAC recognises the strides that SAICA has made in transforming the accounting profession. The work that SAICA has done in terms of raising education standards is a model that we will be proud to showcase at the World Congress of Accountants 2014."

"IFAC believes a strong accountancy profession strengthens organisations and advances economies. A key role of our member organizations is actively to contribute to the development of the profession. The Thuthuka initiative is a good example of how a creative approach and a persuasive value proposition creates stakeholder interest, a necessary component for a successful development initiative," comments Fayezul Choudhury, Chief Executive Officer of the IFAC.

The conference will be held at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica from 10 to 13 November, and provides a platform for debate on the issues relating to the Accounting profession. The broad areas under discussion will include financial reporting and integrated thinking; assurance of business information; ethics, legality and corporate responsibility; education and capacity building (including the Thuthuka model), and business advisory services.