Taxi Driver Hoping To Be Chartered Accountant Lands Job As SAICA Trainee, Mzansi Celebrates His Accomplishment

Taxi Driver Hoping To Be Chartered Accountant Lands Job As SAICA Trainee, Mzansi Celebrates His Accomplishment

  • A taxi driver aspiring to become a Chartered Account made people proud with his accomplishment
  • He posted on his Twitter account @uLuyanda_Gama that it was his first day as a SAICA trainee and was overjoyed
  • Mzansi flooded his comments sections and wished him well in his new role and chasing his dream

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A taxi driver landed a job as a SAICA trainee
A taxi driver shared on social media that he got a job as a SAICA trainee. Image: @uLuyanda_Gama
Source: Twitter

A man in the taxi industry took a leap of faith in chasing his dream of becoming a qualified Chartered Accountant.

On January 23, 2023, he shared with his Twitter followers that he went for an interview at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and was not very confident about how it went.

He said in his post that he had to prove his competence by doing some exercises in Microsoft Excel and believed he should stick to taxi-related business.

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Two weeks later, he gave Twitter feedback that he landed the job and that it was his first day going to work.

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Mzansi congratulates the ambitious taxi driver on his new job as a SAICA trainee

The taxi driver's Twitter post got over 270K views and hundreds of South Africans wrote him comments of congratulations.

@TheGyal_ said:

"Finding out that we share a surname and you're my brother in good times. Congratulations Mbhokane! ❤️"

@zula120715 suggested:

"Siyakubongela! Go to Udemy and register for an Excel course if they won’t train you."

@_phila_sande posted:

"It will end in CA(SA)! Congratulations Luyanda."

@Paley_saah shared:

"Saw you take your professional photos on Monday. Congratulations."

@buttercupngcobo mentioned:

"The stress from the rank and office is going to kill you. Congratulations!"

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@Lee62551245 stated:

"I'm so happy for you. Balloons to you buti."

@miihle_x added:

"I love to hear it, congratulations. Enjoy your first day."

@TypicalSne tweeted:

"Halala! Congratulations somatekisi."

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za