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The Star
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
The Woman of Substance Conference, Pioneering Excellence: Passion, Power and Mastery in Motion
African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Forum is gearing up for the highly anticipated event: Annual Woman of Substance Conference and Fundraising Banquet set to take place in Johannesburg, on Wednesday, 6 August 2025. With the theme: 'Pioneering Excellence: Passion, Power and Mastery in Motion', the conference will provide a unique platform for women in the accounting and economic sectors to collaborate, share insights and discuss key issues that are fundamental to driving change while empowering and advancing women in the accounting profession. The keynote address for the Conference will be delivered by Sindi Zwila, co-founder and retired Chief Executive Officer at Nkonki, Author and Independent Non-Executive Director, and the event will feature a series of panel discussions by influential speakers, including: Irene Charnley, Business and Social Entrepreneur and is the former President of International Women's Forum South Africa (IWFSA) Cheryl-Jane Kujenga, Chief Financial Officer of BCX Tinyiko Sihlangu, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bafokeng Holdings Ncumisa Mkunqwana, Chief Executive Officer at Chapu CA Inc Nonkululeko Gobodo, Chief Executive Officer of Awakened Global, a social initiative and the former Chairman and founder of SNG Grant Thornton 'At AWCA, our priority is identifying, nurturing and leading through initiatives aimed at pioneering excellence, mutual empowerment and driving change. Our initiatives are crucial as they solidify the future of African CAs through highlighting and discussing sustainable channels to ensure that the future of African women is secured through their desire to be professional CAs,' says AWCA President, Pumla Molope. The conference will be followed by the annual fundraising banquet that will honour and recognise South Africa's most exceptional women and industry leaders, whilst also raising funds to facilitate access to the profession and contribute to AWCA's mission of accelerating the advancement of Black Female Chartered Accountants. Previous recipients of the prestigious Woman of Substance Award are as follows: Ms Funeka Montjane (2024) Ms Irene Charnley (2023) The late Dr Vuyo Mahlati (2019) Dr Judy Dlamini (2018) The late Dr Thandi Ndlovu (2017) 'We are dedicated to honouring and celebrating excellence, resilience and leadership among women in our communities. Our role is to continue recognising remarkable women who continue to shatter glass ceilings and achieve unimaginable success in their respective careers,' concludes Molope.
IOL News
15-07-2025
- Business
- IOL News
The Woman of Substance Conference, Pioneering Excellence: Passion, Power and Mastery in Motion
African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Forum is gearing up for the highly anticipated event: Annual Woman of Substance Conference and Fundraising Banquet set to take place in Johannesburg, on Wednesday 6 August 2025. African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Forum is gearing up for the highly anticipated event: Annual Woman of Substance Conference and Fundraising Banquet set to take place in Johannesburg, on Wednesday, 6 August 2025. With the theme: 'Pioneering Excellence: Passion, Power and Mastery in Motion', the conference will provide a unique platform for women in the accounting and economic sectors to collaborate, share insights and discuss key issues that are fundamental to driving change while empowering and advancing women in the accounting profession. The keynote address for the Conference will be delivered by Sindi Zwila, co-founder and retired Chief Executive Officer at Nkonki, Author and Independent Non-Executive Director, and the event will feature a series of panel discussions by influential speakers, including: Irene Charnley, Business and Social Entrepreneur and is the former President of International Women's Forum South Africa (IWFSA) Cheryl-Jane Kujenga, Chief Financial Officer of BCX Tinyiko Sihlangu, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bafokeng Holdings Ncumisa Mkunqwana, Chief Executive Officer at Chapu CA Inc Nonkululeko Gobodo, Chief Executive Officer of Awakened Global, a social initiative and the former Chairman and founder of SNG Grant Thornton 'At AWCA, our priority is identifying, nurturing and leading through initiatives aimed at pioneering excellence, mutual empowerment and driving change. Our initiatives are crucial as they solidify the future of African CAs through highlighting and discussing sustainable channels to ensure that the future of African women is secured through their desire to be professional CAs,' says AWCA President, Pumla Molope. The conference will be followed by the annual fundraising banquet that will honour and recognise South Africa's most exceptional women and industry leaders, whilst also raising funds to facilitate access to the profession and contribute to AWCA's mission of accelerating the advancement of Black Female Chartered Accountants. Previous recipients of the prestigious Woman of Substance Award are as follows: Ms Funeka Montjane (2024) Ms Irene Charnley (2023) The late Dr Vuyo Mahlati (2019) Dr Judy Dlamini (2018) The late Dr Thandi Ndlovu (2017) 'We are dedicated to honouring and celebrating excellence, resilience and leadership among women in our communities. Our role is to continue recognising remarkable women who continue to shatter glass ceilings and achieve unimaginable success in their respective careers,' concludes Molope.
IOL News
22-05-2025
- Business
- IOL News
MTN faces bribery allegations as Turkcell appeals to the Constitutional Court
MTN and its former executives, Phuthuma Nhleko and Irene Charnley, have approached the Constitutional Court to block a local court from hearing a case brought by Iranian rival Turkcell, which accuses them of bribery and corruption in Iran. Image: Timothy Bernard/Independent Newspapers MTN and some of its former employees – Phuthuma Nhleko and Irene Charnley – have headed to the Constitutional Court to fend off a local court hearing an argument by Iranian rival, Turkcell, that it was involved in bribery and corruption in that country. At the beginning of the month, Turkcell won a landmark judgement in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that made it possible for Turkcell to present evidence that it believes shows that MTN committed acts of bribery and corruption to overturn the award of an Iranian GSM licence to Turkcell. Turkcell doesn't think the apex court should hear the matter, as the SCA's majority judgment was well-reasoned and correctly applied the established legal principles regarding jurisdiction that MTN and the other defendants invoked to seek to delay the trial. The SCA ruling set a precedent in that it was the first time a South African court had been asked to determine whether allegations of misconduct that apparently took place in another country could be heard locally. Cedric Soule, global counsel for Turkcell, alleges that MTN's actions caused it more than $4.2 billion in damages. Africa's largest mobile network operator has said that it has always 'maintained that the Turkcell litigation was without merit and has expressed confidence that it would successfully defend these proceedings'. In 2012, the UK's Lord Leonard Hoffmann released a report that exonerated MTN of any shady dealings in securing the licence. In part, the report stated: 'All the allegations are a fabric of lies, distortions and inventions.' This report also cleared Charnley, then VP for the Middle East and North and East Africa, and Nhleko, who was then CEO, of any wrongdoing. In a statement issued on Thursday, Turkcell noted the move by MTN to appeal the SCA's ruling in the Constitutional Court. 'The Constitutional Court will now decide whether to hear the appeal filed by MTN and the other defendants in this ongoing legal battle that dates back to 2013,' said Turkcell. MTN had not informed the market that it had gone to the highest court in the land, although it previously said it may do so. Its Iranian operation has been marred by hyper inflation in that country, its quarterly update for the three months to March, released in the middle of this month, showed. Comment from MTN has been requested and will be published as soon as it is available. Video Player is loading. 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Next Stay Close ✕ Turkcell's legal wrangle with MTN dates back more than a decade when it initially approached the US courts in an action it later retracted, arguing that MTN won its 49% of a telecommunications licence in Iran through paying bribes. The Turkish operator argues that MTN paid off both Iranian and South African officials to overturn a public tender, which it lost to Turkcell, for a multi-billion-dollar opportunity to run an Iranian GSM telecom licence, it has said. 'This case has significant implications for South Africa's stance on international bribery and corruption,' it said in a statement this morning. MTN has denied these allegations* *This is a developing story IOL
