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Student Success
20 Nov 2024
Student Success
20 Nov 2024
How Distance Learning Online Helped Jarryn Beat Impostor Syndrome
For Milpark management student Jarryn Bell, distance learning online has been a key overcoming self-doubt. Despite successfully climbing the corporate ladder at Momentum Insure, Jarryn lacked self-confidence - a classic case of impostor syndrom...
Faculty and Staff
14 Nov 2024
Embracing Opportunities Beyond Conventional CA(SA) Pathways
Imagine a qualification that doesn’t just open doors but one that launches you into a world of possibility. The South African CA(SA) isn’t just a title; it’s a powerful springboard for careers both local and internationally
Faculty and Staff
01 Nov 2024
People Management in a Digital Age: Milpark MBA Insights
Effective people management is essential for business success, especially as workplace dynamics rapidly evolve. Milpark’s
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Student Success
24 Oct 2024
Ash Moodley: A Small-Town Boy to a Corporate Success Story
From small-town boy to corporate leader, Milpark MBA student Ashailan Moodley’s success story is driven by his unwavering commitment to his family. Despite personal challenges, including Type 1 diabetes and financial hardship, Ash has persevered to a...
Faculty and Staff
24 Oct 2024
Financial Literacy: Lessons from SA's Retirement System
In an era of abundant real-time information, the recent changes in South Africa’s retirement system have highlighted the ongoing challenge of ensuring clients make informed financial decisions. These reforms have once again brought attention to the l...
24 Oct 2024
Student Feedback: Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) Conference
I was privileged to attend the Institute of Risk Management South Africa’s conference this year, thanks to an invitation extended by
Student Success
23 Oct 2024
From Average to Outstanding: Kelvin Murdoch’s BBA Journey
Kelvin Murdoch, the top student nationally in Milpark’s 2023 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) class, achieved an extraordinary 24 dist...
Student Success
24 Oct 2024
From ICU to APC: Mbusi Ndlovu’s Story of Survival & Success
Having completed PGDA piecemeal (without CTA) in 2020 after a number of attempts at the CTA exams with his previous academic institution, Mbusi could not gain entry to SAICA’s ITC Exam. Following a near-fatal battle with COVID-19, Mbusi Ndlovu's reso...
Student Success
20 Aug 2024
From Self-Doubt to Success: Andiswa Ntantiso's Journey
A story about how overcoming self-doubt can lead to successfully completing the journey ahead. Inspired by the words of Jennifer Lee to “be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire,’ Milpark graduate Andiswa Ntantiso has demonstrated re...
Faculty and Staff
27 Sep 2024
Milpark MBA: Developing Leaders for the Digital World
As technology transforms business in the digital world, the demand for adaptable, human-centred leaders is greater than ever. Milpark’s Master of Business Administration (MBA), the only online MBA in Afri...
Alumni Impact
19 Jul 2024
London Indaba 2024: Shaping the Future of African Mining | Milpark
The London Indaba 2024, held on June 25-26 at the InterContinental Park Lane in London UK, was a seminal event that brought together an impressive array of stakeholders from across the globe where they spoke about the future of African mining. With g...
Alumni Impact
22 Aug 2024
From Receptionist to Graduation: Tabea Morake’s BBA Journey
Few careers follow a straight path and Tabea Morake’s road to graduation certainly had several detours. But with determination and hard work, she overcame financial challenges to graduate cum laude with a
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Faculty and Staff
21 Aug 2024
A Practical Path to Professional Success in Risk Management
In the ever-evolving world of finance and business, risk management has emerged as a critical discipline. Professionals with the right skills to identify, assess, and mitigate risks are in high demand across industries. Recognising this need, Milpark...
Academic Success
05 Aug 2024
Aspiring CA(SA) Walks You Through Her PGDA journey
Zamashenge Ginnie Buthelezi failed the postgraduate diploma in accounting(CTA/PGDA) twice...
Academic Success
31 Jul 2024
From Failing to Passing at Milpark: My Success Story
Milpark graduate Yolanda Sapho’s success story is one of triumph of determination. After failing the Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA) t...
Academics & Programmes
31 Jul 2024
SAICA Recognition Opens Doors for Advanced Accounting Students
If you aspire to be a professional accountant, we have exceptionally good news! now boasts SAICA recognition, reaffirming its credibility and paving the way for graduates to pursue two of
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Academic Success
12 Jul 2024
Insurance Star on the Rise: Nyasha Madzingira’s Story
Did you know you can do a degree in insurance? Nyasha Madzingira, a Senior Client Manager at one of the world’s leading insurance brokers, only discovered this later in her career – having already completed a degree in economics and a master's in ris...
Alumni Impact
08 Jul 2024
The Overcomer: Avile’s Inspiring Story
Losing a loved one is devastating. Emerging as an overcomer is no easy feat. Losing four close family members and having a parent suffer a disabling stroke is unimaginable. Yet this is what Avile Qowa faced last year while completing her Postgraduate...
Academics & Programmes
04 Jul 2024
Invest in Yourself by Jürgen Möller
"The best investment you can make is to Invest in yourself. The more you learn, the more you’ll earn," said American businessman, investor, and philanthropist Warren Buffett. Our very own Head of Investments, Jürgen Möller, embodies these wise words....
Academics & Programmes
01 Jan 0001
Saajidah's Pursuit of Knowledge
Pursuit of Knowledge: A Journey of Discovery Saajida Dinath, Senior Lecturer of School of Commerce, who had always worked in the banking and financial sector, never imagined that sometimes the most beautiful paths in life are the unexpected detours. ...
Academic Success
20 Jun 2024
Meet Janke Joubert: Achieving success through BCom Accounting
“You will only realise this later in life, but always listen to your parents, they know what they’re talking about”, says 19-year-old 1st year BCom Accounting student Janke Joubert. She sat down with us to share her experience at Milpark Education an...
Academics & Programmes
20 Jun 2024
Advanced Business Research, with Dr MaryAnne Harrop-Allin
Welcome to Milpark Business School’s Advanced
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Community Engagement
19 Jun 2024
How equal opportunity can help build a stronger SA for all
Ahead of Youth Day on 16 June 2024, we spoke to some young Milpark students and graduates about their dreams for South Africa and themselves — as well as the biggest challenges they think SA’s youth face right now. How equal opportunity can hel...
Academics & Programmes
18 Jun 2024
Discover Emerging Markets: Milpark’s Dubai Elective
This December, expand your career horizons and step onto the global stage with Milpark’s Business in Emerging Markets (BEMA) elective. This immersive study experience, presented in collaboration with the
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Academics & Programmes
24 May 2024
How HR is leading the way in AI-empowered workplaces
A recent study by the Pew Research Centre shows that just 10 percent of the US population find artificial ...
Academics & Programmes
23 May 2024
Milpark's Online Career Day with MGI Bass Gordon: Insights for Aspiring CAs (SA)
At Milpark's online career day, MGI Bass Gordon, also known as #TEAMBASS, hosted an insightful session for aspiring Chartered Accountants (SA). The event featured key speakers from MGI Bas...
Academic Success
21 May 2024
The student who failed Board Exams 6 times is finally heading for success!
Lumka Diop’s CA journey started in Orkney, a small town in North West. She grew up there and went to school in nearby Klerksdorp. By the time high school came around, Lumka had discovered her natural aptitude for accounting. “My best friend sug...
Academics & Programmes
21 May 2024
Head of Department Says: Don’t be discouraged by failure
I grew up in Ermelo, a very small and very cold town in Mpumalanga. I live in Pretoria now – I studied at the University of Pretoria, in fact, and it’s from there that I received my master's degree in strategic mar...
Academics & Programmes
20 May 2024
B.Com Accounting student: ‘Milpark really is the most flexible institution
David Barnes always wanted to go to university and get a degree. His first attempt at a traditional university saw him dropping out after a year. He then went travelling and tried another educational institution on his return — but the administrative...
Academics & Programmes
20 May 2024
Milpark's Innovative B.Com Stream: E-commerce, Social Media, and Logistics Focus
There are a couple of lessons to be learned from the PRIME hydration drink craze that took...
Academics & Programmes
10 May 2024
Meet Milpark’s ‘Beyoncé of compliance’: KhanRoy Jacobs
In the realm of compliance, where adherence to regulations can often feel rigid and formulaic, emerges a figure who defies convention and captivates with charisma and innovation. Meet KhanRoy Jacobs, dubbed as Milpark’s ‘Beyoncé of Compliance
Academics & Programmes
29 Apr 2024
Alumni Impact
26 Apr 2024
Academic Success
16 Apr 2024
Overcoming Failure in Chartered Accounting | Milpark Education
Khomotso Masingita Chuma has been determined to become a chartered accountant (CA) since her early years of high school in Polokwane. Despite many challenges, including three failed attempts and becoming a new mom halfway through her course, she succ...
Alumni Impact
15 Apr 2024
Alumni Impact
12 Apr 2024
Alumni Impact
12 Apr 2024
Academics & Programmes
27 Mar 2024
Academics & Programmes
13 Mar 2024
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Academics & Programmes
01 Mar 2024
Alumni Impact
28 Feb 2024
Academics & Programmes
08 Feb 2024
Academic Success
06 Feb 2024
Top PGDA tips from Bronwyn Cramer
My tips for success in PGDA with Milpark (I was on the full workload, working full-time, having completed bridging over a year).
Academics & Programmes
01 Feb 2024
Beyond the Matric marks: A path into higher education
When Neil Bonhomme received his matric results a few years ago, he was crushed to see that he had failed mathematics. He thought this meant the end of his educational journey. It would be many years before he heard about an online bridging course at ...
Alumni Impact
01 Feb 2024
Academics & Programmes
22 Jan 2024
Alumni Impact
11 Jan 2024
Academics & Programmes
09 Jan 2024