SAIPA joins 2025 Finance Indaba as a Gold partner

Sinenhlanhla Mncwango 13 October 2025

SAIPA joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Gold partner, continuing its mission to advance South Africa’s accounting profession through transformation, advocacy and continuous professional development for over 10,000 members.

The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) will be joining the Finance Indaba Network as a Silver Partner.

SAIPA has more than 10,000 members and celebrates over 35 years in the industry. The institute represents qualified professional accountants (SA) in practice, commerce and industry, academia and the public sector. For over 35 years, SAIPA has been a pioneer in the South African economy, contributing to the advancement of the accountancy profession, influencing legislation and constantly transforming to keep abreast of business, financial and social developments in the country and internationally.

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Sinenhlanhla Mncwango

Sinenhlanhla Mncwango is the senior writer for CFO South Africa. She grew up in Vryheid, northern KZN; studied journalism at the University of Johannesburg and obtained her honours in 2020. Sinenhlanhla has experience in online and broadcast media. In her spare time she enjoys a good game of cricket, hockey and loves learning different languages.

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