Become a Member or Associate

How to become a member or associate

About CA(SA)

Becoming a chartered accountant CA(SA) is your gateway to a challenging and exciting career.
What is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA)

About AGA(SA)

AGAs(SA) play key managerial roles within diverse sectors of the economy.
What is an Associate General Accountant AGA(SA)

About AT(SA)

Accounting technicians play a crucial role in the financial management of businesses of all sizes and in all sectors of the economy.
What is an Associate Technician AT(SA)

Where your qualification could lead you

Meet our members

Tshwarelo Legae, CA(SA)

Where music and numbers meet
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Mpho Makoko-Hottie

My journey as a trainee
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Zanele Maduna, CA(SA)

How Thuthuka changed my life
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Learning

Schools and learners

Discover more about the chartered accountancy profession and choose the right career for you.
Schools and learners

Universities, colleges and students

Congratulations on picking accounting as your future career. Let SAICA help you enhance your career.
Universities, colleges and students

Trainees

The SAICA training programme provides you the opportunity to develop your professional competence.
Trainees

SAICA initiatives

The Thuthuka Programme

The Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund is SAICA’s pioneering initiative to promote transformation in the profession. Its objective is to transform the demographics of the profession to reflect those of the country in terms of race and gender, and provide educational support to African learners and students for the benefit of the profession, while simultaneously helping to uplift communities.
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The Hope Factory

The Hope Factory’s socioeconomic and skills development programmes and projects establishes business fundamentals, that aims to create local economic development impact in targeted townships and rural areas that increases economic activity at a community level.
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Learn about CA2025

CA2025 sets out the competencies an entry level CA(SA) should demonstrate at the end of the pre-qualification process (that is, after the completion of the academic programme, training programme, professional programme and the two professional assessments) it is aimed at assisting prospective CAs(SA) prepare for their roles as these evolve.
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Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, world leaders gathered at the United Nations to adopt an ambitious framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets to address the full range of social and economic-development issues facing people around the world.
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Latest from SAICA

25 Jul 2024
Press release

A new era for financial reporting

By Mulala Ratshitanga, SAICA Project Director: Financial Reporting

A new era for financial reporting has arrived as a new accounting standard has been launched. The latest accounting standard introduces fundamental changes to how companies present and disclose information in their financial statements. The new accounting standard, IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements, will affect all companies across all sectors in South Africa which apply IFRS Accounting Standards.

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24 Jul 2024
Press release

SAICA calls for improved working environments to attract and retain top talent in the public sector

Johannesburg, 24 July 2024 - The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is urging government institutions to prioritise the creation of a more positive and supportive working environment for qualified professionals. As government continues efforts to professionalise the public sector, attracting and retaining professionals will be amongst the key tests of success.

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22 Jul 2024
Press release

SAICA condemns the attack on SARS advocate Coreth Naudé

Johannesburg, 22 July 2024 - The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) condemns in the strongest possible terms, the attempted assassination of Advocate Coreth Naudé, a senior advocate acting for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in a tax inquiry.

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