College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2024 Senzo Ndlangamandla ALUMNI During 2024, CBE held a variety of alumni events and engaged various stakeholders. Key among the events was the STH alumni event, which focused on fundraising and support for students and recognising CBE alumni for the outstanding contributions. In this regard, Mr Senzo Ndlangamandla, a former CBE student, was the overall winner of the 2023 SAICA Top-35under-35 Competition. Alumnae Ms Nthabiseng Mabuya and Ms Thobile Mthandi were selected as finalists for the prestigious 2024 SAICA Trainee Trailblazer Awards, with Ms Mabuya receiving the Resilience Award. Ms Funeka Montjane received the prestigious 2024 SAICA Chairman’s Award for the Business Trailblazer. She is the CEO of the Personal and Private Banking Division at Standard Bank. Further, alumna Ms Dorcas Nhlapo CA(SA) won the famed 2024 SAICA Top-35-under-35 DEI Champion Award, and Ms Patricia Stock CA(SA), SAICA CEO, has been appointed to the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Board. From the School of Economics, Ms Delisa Simelane, Mr Kabelo Rabaloyi, and Mr Mziwanele Wania Malik and Gillian Saunders Winners Wania Malik and Sean Patrick Maher Sean Patrick Maher and Jerry Mabena. Maxakatho were finalists in the 2023/24 Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. Mr Sandile Mbatha, MCom Development Economics student, won the postgraduate category of the 2023/24 Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. From the School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH), Ms Wania Malik won the STH Rising Star Alumnus Award. Ms Wania Malik is the Assistant General Manager at one of City Lodge’s flagship hotels in Pretoria. The prestigious STH Golden Circle Alumnus Award, first established in 1988, was awarded to Mr Seán Patrick Maher, who was the 30th recipient of the award. 82
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