CIBA Practice Management Roadshow · 2026

Compliance. Growth. Professionalisation.

Four cities. Five regulators. One half-day programme repeated across the country, built to help finance professionals get on top of compliance, grow their practices, and professionalise their finance teams.

Introduction

One programme. Four provinces. Five regulators in the room.

The job has changed. Five years ago, an accountant who knew SARS inside and out was already covered. Today the same accountant also needs to keep up with CIPC, the Tax Ombud, UIF, COIDA, and a long tail of statutory expectations that didn't exist in their current form a decade ago.

That is the practical problem the Roadshow exists to solve. Each event puts five regulators in the same room as the practitioners who deal with them every day. Add CIBA's leadership and technical team, and you have one morning that covers the full compliance picture, the growth side, and the professional pathway sitting behind it.

The format is simple. Half a day, no fluff, every session focused on what you can actually do with the information when you get back to your desk on Monday.

1.9%
Finance, Real Estate & Business Services Growth · 2025

According to Stats SA, the Finance, Real Estate and Business Services sector was the single biggest contributor to South Africa's GDP growth in 2025, adding 0.5 percentage points to the country's 1.1% expansion. That is the sector accountants sit inside. The Roadshow is one of the levers we use to make sure it stays that way.

What's New for 2026

What we changed after last year.

2025 worked. The programme keeps what landed and fixes what the feedback said needed fixing. Four substantive changes, not cosmetic ones.

1

Five regulators, one morning

SARS and CIPC carried the regulatory load in 2025. In we have added the Office of the Tax Ombud, UIF, and COIDA. You get the full compliance picture in a single sitting.

2

The professional pathway, made explicit

Two new sessions cover Corporate Membership and the ATO programme. If you are trying to build a stronger finance team or set up your own training pipeline, this is the year to come.

3

Less theory, more application

Every session is anchored to a real audit trigger, a real compliance failure, or a real practitioner question. You leave with things you can actually do, not things you can talk about doing.

4

Tighter programme, room to breathe

Fewer fragmented slots, longer regulator sessions, and sponsor contributions woven properly into the flow instead of bolted on. The day moves better.

The Programme

A full half-day across four cities.

The programme runs identically in each city, giving every region the same regulator-authoritative briefings, CIBA leadership sessions, and practitioner insight.

07:30 – 08:3060 min
Registration
08:30 – 08:4515 min
Welcome and Opening
Nicolaas van Wyk
CEO · CIBA
08:45 – 09:1025 min
The Future of the Accounting Profession
Nicolaas van Wyk
CEO · CIBA
09:10 – 09:3020 min
Corporate Membership: Strengthening Your Finance Team
Leana van der Merwe
Technical Consultant · CIBA
09:30 – 09:5020 min
ATO Programme: Building a Sustainable Talent Pipeline
Faith Ngwenya
Head of Education · CIBA
09:50 – 10:0010 min
Sponsor Slot 1
10:00 – 10:3535 min
SARS Compliance Update
Nicholas Matshili
South African Revenue Service (SARS)
10:35 – 11:1035 min
OTO Updates
Pearl Seopela
Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO)
11:10 – 11:3020 min
Comfort Break
11:30 – 11:5525 min
UIF Compliance & Employer Obligations
To be confirmed
Unemployment Insurance Fund
11:55 – 12:0510 min
Sponsor Slot 2
12:05 – 12:2520 min
CIPC & Business Compliance Update
To be confirmed
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
12:25 – 12:3510 min
Sponsor Slot 3
12:35 – 12:5520 min
COIDA Compliance & Workplace Risk
To be confirmed
Compensation Fund (COIDA)
12:55 – 13:0510 min
Sponsor Slot 4
13:05 – 13:2520 min
Technical Update (CIBA Technical Team)
Eszter Rapanos
QA, Public Sector & Publication Manager · CIBA
13:25 – 13:305 min
Closing Remarks
13:30 – 14:3060 min
Lunch & Networking

Seats are limited. Reserve yours.

The programme is the same in every city, so pick the one closest to you.

Meet the Voices

The people in the room.

Speakers come from the regulators themselves and from inside CIBA. No proxies, no second-hand interpretation.

NV

Nicolaas van Wyk

Chief Executive Officer
CIBA

Welcome & Opening · The Future of the Accounting Profession

LV

Leana van der Merwe

Technical Consultant
CIBA

Corporate Membership: Strengthening Your Finance Team

FN

Faith Ngwenya

Head of Education
CIBA

ATO Programme: Building a Sustainable Talent Pipeline

NM

Nicholas Matshili

Speaker
SARS

SARS Compliance Update: focus areas, audit triggers, engagement pathways

PS

Pearl Seopela

Speaker
OTO

Office of the Tax Ombud Updates: mandate, caseload, escalation pathways

ER

Eszter Rapanos

QA, Public Sector & Publication Manager
CIBA

Technical Update: standards, QA findings, public sector developments

The Four Cities

One programme. Four cities. Three weeks.

Each city hosts the full Roadshow programme on its own day. Register for the venue closest to you.

07 July
Tuesday

Polokwane

Bolivia Lodge
Plot 162 Tweefontein, Bendor, Polokwane
(opposite Mall of the North on R81)
Register
10 July
Friday

Gauteng

Randpark Club
Setperk Street, Randpark
Randburg, Johannesburg
Register
16 July
Thursday

Durban

Royal Palm Hotel
06–08 Palm Boulevard
Umhlanga Ridge, Durban
Register
24 July
Friday

Cape Town

Lagoon Beach Hotel
Lagoon Gate Drive
Lagoon Beach, Cape Town
Register
Why Attend

One day that pays off all year.

Six reasons it's worth a morning of your time.

01

Straight from the regulator

SARS, the Office of the Tax Ombud, UIF, COIDA, and CIPC are all in the room. No proxies, no interpretation, no second-hand notes from someone's webinar. You leave knowing what each one expects from you in 2026.

02

Built around real cases

Every session is anchored to an actual audit trigger, a real compliance failure, or a question a practitioner sent us. The theory is in the room because the application is.

03

A clear professional pathway

Two sessions cover Corporate Membership and the ATO programme. If you're trying to build a stronger finance team, claim tax incentives properly, or set up your own training pipeline, this is where the answers live.

04

Sponsor slots that earn their place

Ten minutes each. Insight, tool, or demonstration only. We brief every sponsor, and we review their content beforehand. No pitches.

05

The lunch is where it happens

Regulators stay for lunch. So does CIBA's leadership. The networking session is the moment most attendees say was worth the day on its own.

06

CPD that counts

Roadshow attendance counts toward your CPD requirement. Complimentary for CIBA Members on Channel 2.

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors.

The Roadshow happens because these partners back it. We are grateful for their support.