About us

Who we are

IAS Vault — supplementary lecture content for PGDA, CTA, and BAcc students, from any institution

Led by Prof Gary Swartz — SAICA Board Director and Head of the Institute of Accounting Science, home to a 70% SAICA APC pass rate

The Vault draws on IAS's teaching expertise — the same expertise that has helped students pass their SAICA exams and go on to qualify as Chartered Accountants.

Whether you're a third-year BAcc student getting a head start before PGDA even begins, a PGDA student working through a tricky standard for the first time, or a CTA candidate revising before a board exam, the Vault meets you exactly where you are. It doesn't matter which institution you study at — the content is built to support your journey toward CA(SA), wherever you're starting from

Meet the team

Prof Gary Swartz — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
13+ years in WITS’s CTA programme, including division head for Management Accounting and Finance and CTA programme coordinator.

Thiruven Naidoo — BAcc, CA(SA)
Former Head of Finance at Credit Suisse Standard Securities; lectured Corporate Finance at WITS. Co-founded Destination CA and IAS in 2014.

Zani Labuschagne — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
Ex-WITS trainee, articled at PwC as Assistant Manager. Co-founded Destination CA and IAS in 2014. Coordinates Auditing IV.

Magda Turner — BCom, MCom
Tax IV lecturer. Started at SARS as a company assessor; lectured at WITS for ~18 years.

Dr Elaine Rabin — BAcc, MCom, PhD, CA(SA)
30+ years as a Professor in Financial Accounting at WITS; former divisional head and senior management team member.

Nicola Gauldie — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
10+ years lecturing Financial Accounting and Management Accounting & Finance at Varsity College. Former financial journalist at Moneyweb. Articled at PwC.

Dana Nathan — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)
Articled at PwC; lectured Financial Accounting and Auditing at WITS for 12 years. Extensive SAICA ITC/APC marking experience.

Edwin Hove — BAcc, CA(SA)
Articled at EY, then technical manager at KPMG. Former Head of Taxation at Edge Business School. Now Senior Lecturer, Taxation.

TJ Hill — BCom (Acc. Sci.), PGDAS, MCom (Tax), CA(SA)
Studied at University of Pretoria. Completed articles at UP and PwC. Focus areas: Taxation and Financial Accounting.

Ntsakisi Mkhavele — BAccSci, PGDA (Eligible CA(SA))
Studied at WITS and IAS. Articled at University of Pretoria and EY (Energy and Natural Resources). Focus areas: Auditing and Financial Management.

About us

Who we are

IAS Vault — supplementary lecture content for PGDA, CTA, and BAcc students, from any institution

Led by Prof Gary Swartz — SAICA Board Director and Head of the Institute of Accounting Science, home to a 70% SAICA APC pass rate

Meet the team

Prof Gary Swartz — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)13+ years in WITS’s CTA programme, including division head for Management Accounting and Finance and CTA programme coordinator.

Thiruven Naidoo — BAcc, CA(SA)Former Head of Finance at Credit Suisse Standard Securities; lectured Corporate Finance at WITS. Co-founded Destination CA and IAS in 2014.

Zani Labuschagne — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)Ex-WITS trainee, articled at PwC as Assistant Manager. Co-founded Destination CA and IAS in 2014. Coordinates Auditing IV.

Magda Turner — BCom, MComTax IV lecturer. Started at SARS as a company assessor; lectured at WITS for ~18 years.

Dr Elaine Rabin — BAcc, MCom, PhD, CA(SA)30+ years as a Professor in Financial Accounting at WITS; former divisional head and senior management team member.

Nicola Gauldie — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)10+ years lecturing Financial Accounting and Management Accounting & Finance at Varsity College. Former financial journalist at Moneyweb. Articled at PwC.

Dana Nathan — BAcc, MCom, CA(SA)Articled at PwC; lectured Financial Accounting and Auditing at WITS for 12 years. Extensive SAICA ITC/APC marking experience.

Edwin Hove — BAcc, CA(SA)Articled at EY, then technical manager at KPMG. Former Head of Taxation at Edge Business School. Now Senior Lecturer, Taxation.

TJ Hill — BCom (Acc. Sci.), PGDAS, MCom (Tax), CA(SA)Studied at University of Pretoria. Completed articles at UP and PwC. Focus areas: Taxation and Financial Accounting.

Ntsakisi Mkhavele — BAccSci, PGDA (Eligible CA(SA))Studied at WITS and IAS. Articled at University of Pretoria and EY (Energy and Natural Resources). Focus areas: Auditing and Financial Management.