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the pod(CA)st journal

Tracy Kraus 1 Episodes Oct 5, 2026

This podcast explores the human stories behind the CA(SA) designation. Each episode features conversations about the personal and professional journeys of Chartered Accountants in South Africa. It highlights the challenges, triumphs, and motivations of those who pursue and hold the CA(SA) qualification. The show is hosted by Tracy Kraus.

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JE#4: Khaya Sithole - A CA Voice in National Conversations Oct 5, 2026 01:28:28 What happens when a career you never planned becomes the platform from which you help shape national conversations?Khaya Sithole describes accounting as “the greatest accident of my life.” Growing up in rural KwaZulu-Natal with very limited financial and family support, his path through school and university depended on determination, resourcefulness and a series of people who stepped forward at c

JE#3: Ali Andersen - Good at Finance; Called to Something Else Sep 21, 2026 00:50:36 What happens when you are good at your work—but slowly realise it may not be the right work for you?Ali Andersen never had a master plan to become a CA(SA). She followed a path that made sense, qualified through EY and built an international career spanning Cape Town, New York and London. Yet despite being capable in finance, she began to recognise that it was not where she felt most fulfilled.A p

JE#2: Mark Tipping - From Giving Up to Qualifying Sep 21, 2026 00:53:22 In this journal entry, I sit down with Mark Tipping. He shares about his 17 year journey to become a CA(SA), starting straight out of school, but then giving up after being unsuccessful twice in CTA, which resulted in him believing that he would only ever fail. After volunteering for several years as a paramedic, an unexpected Facebook post lead to him return to CA studies on the Milpark Education

JE#1: Ruando van Rooi - From Kathu to Canada Sep 21, 2026 00:52:32 My inaugural guest is Ruando van Rooi, who I know from his time as a student and academic trainee at Milpark Education. Ruando grew up in a small town in the Northern Cape, Kathu, and shares about his journey from there, to now working with PWC in Winnipeg, Canada. Along the way he encountered financial obstacles, health challenges and academic setback, but has overcome them all and completed the

the pod(CA)st journal - Trailer Sep 7, 2026 00:02:07 What does it take to become a Chartered Accountant? And once you get there, what does it mean to actually be one?These two questions are at the heart of the pod(CA)st journal, an upcoming independent podcast, in which we explore the human stories behind the CA(SA) designation, hosted by Tracy Kraus.The first episodes will be released on 21 September, so subscribe now!

the pod(CA)st journal

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