Meet Our Team
More than 100 years of cumulative CTA experience
PROF GARY SWARTZ
BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
Gary has spent more than 13 years in a CTA programme at WITS University. For ten of those years, he was the division head for the Management Accounting and Finance discipline for four years. He also acted as the programme coordinator for the CTA programme. Most recently, from 2013 to 2014, he served as the overall Bachelor of Accounting Science co-ordinator for the WITS programme, which involved responsibility for the programme from 1st to 4th year.
THIRUVEN NAIDOO
BAcc, CA(SA)
Thiruven completed his articles at Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. He joined Credit Suisse Standard Securities as Head of Finance and left in 2008 to take up a full-time lecturing role at Wits, mainly 3rd and 4th-year Corporate Finance. He co-founded Destination CA and the Institute of Accounting Science (IAS) in 2014.
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ZANI LABUSCHAGNE
BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
Zani Labuschagne coordinating the Auditing IV course. She is an ex-WITS trainee who completed her articles at PwC and previously held the position of Assistant Manager at PwC, where she also served as a training resource in their Training and Development division. In 2014, she co-founded Destination CA and the Institute of Accounting Science (IAS)
MAGDA TURNER
BCom, MCom
Magda is the Tax IV lecturer. Her passion for Taxation started when she worked for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a company assessor after completing her undergrad and postgrad studies at the University of Pretoria. Her academic career started at Technicon SA (now part of UNISA), a distance provider, whereafter she joined the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) for about 18 years.
DR ELAINE RABIN
BAcc, MCom, Phd, CA(SA)
Dr Rabin was a Professor in Financial Accounting for more than 30 years at WITS University before joining us. She was the financial accounting divisional head, and a member of the senior management team of the school of accounting.
NICOLA GAULDIE
BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
Nicola worked at Varsity College (Advtech), lecturing and tutoring on Financial Accounting III, Management Accounting, and Finance IV for over ten years. Previously, she spent some time as an accounting teacher and a financial journalist for Moneyweb. She completed her articles at PwC.
DANA NATHAN
BAcc, Mcom, CA(SA)
Dana completed her articles at PWC before moving to WITS University as a lecturer in Financial Accounting. She then moved to the Auditing division, where she lectured and tutored at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She marks extensively on the SAICA ITC and APC exams, including acting as an assistant umpire. Following 12 years at WITS, she started her own business, where she provides student support.
EDWIN HOVE
BAcc, CA(SA)
Edwin studied at the University of Fort Hare and then completed his PGDA at the University of Johannesburg. He articled at Ernst Young then moved to KPMG as a technical manager. He then moved to Edge Business School, where he was Head of the taxation department. He has now joined as a Senior Lecturer in the Taxation Discipline.
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Aneesa Dadi Patel
BComm(Accounting); PGDA; Eligible to register as a CA(SA)
Aneesa completed her undergraduate degree at the University of the Witwaterstand, and obtained her PGDA at IAS. She began her SAICA articles at IAS as a Financial Accounting academic trainee and completed the remainder of her articles at EY Johannesburg in the Banking and Capital Markets division.
After gaining some experience working in industry, Aneesa has returned to IAS and now lectures in the Financial Accounting department.
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JAYDE VAN STADEN
BCom(Acc), PGDA, MCom (FRAG), CA(SA)
LORRAINE NGHISHEEFA
BAcc, PGDA
Jayde recently joined IAS as a Senior Lecturer, focusing on Management Accounting and Finance and Auditing. She recently qualified as a CA(SA) after completing her articles at KPMG. Jayde also holds a Master of Commerce degree specialising in Financial Reporting, Analysis and Governance from the University of Cape Town. Jayde has a passion for developing the next generation of Chartered Accountants.
Lorraine Nghisheefa completed her Bachelor of Accounting (Chartered Accountancy) at the University of Namibia and obtained her Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA) at IAS. She will begin her SAICA academic traineeship in the Management Accounting and Finance department at IAS, where she will contribute to the development of future accounting professionals while gaining valuable experience in the field.
Rorisang Nkhabu
BCom, PGDA
Rorisang completed her degree at the University of Cape Town and completed her PGDA at IAS. She is now an Academic Trainee in the Auditing department. She is completing the remainder of her SAICA articles at BDO.
Bongiwe Radebe
BCom, PGDA
Bongiwe completed a BCom Accounting undergraduate degree at the University of Johannesburg, followed by The BCTA program at the Institute of Accounting Science. She then pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Science at the same institution. Bongiwe will complete the remainder of her articles at KPMG.
Khayelihle Xulu
BcomAcc, PGDA
Khayelihle completed his undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Accounting science at the University of witwatersrand and obtained his post graduate diploma in Accounting (PGDA) at IAS. He will begin his SAICA academic traineeship in the Financial Accounting department at IAS. Khayelihle has strong passion for making the pursuit of CA(SA) journey more practical and achievable for students.
Support Team
Melissa Habib
BA
is a versatile professional with a background in psychology, education, and finance. After earning a degree in Psychology from the University of Johannesburg, she taught students with learning disabilities before transitioning into finance. Now at IAS, Melissa applies her expertise across all three fields, bringing a unique, well-rounded perspective to her work. Joining IAS as the Campus Administrator, Melissa brings her diverse expertise to support students and staff effectively