Staff News Blog
Alexis Sacks is welcomed as a member of SARIPA this month!
Well done Alexis! Certificate can be clicked on below to view in full: https://www.saripa.co.za/ Alexis Sacks | Partner
Congratulations to Keith on 10 years at MD!
This month we wish a huge congratulations and thank you to Keith Walker, who has been such a support to all of us at MD for the past 10 years. You are such a great help to us all and such a pleasure to work with. We appreciate you so much and look forward to many many...
Angelica joins us as part of the Youth Employment Service initiative
Angelica Alexandra joins us as part of the Youth Employment Service (Y.E.S.) initiative. Y.E.S. is a social compact between business, government and labour with the objective of creating over one million job opportunities for unemployed South African youth. The YES...
We are so proud of our three Associates!
As we embarked on this new and exciting decade, we were thrilled to welcome Danie Haumann, Fatima Bapukee and Juanita Roman as Associates from 1st January 2020. Danie, Fatima and Juanita share our vision for MD and are as passionate about service delivery and our...
Congratulations to Emmanuel on your precious new bundle of joy!
We congratulate Emmanuel and Mediline on the birth of their brand new baby boy on 09 January. The now family of three are doing well, and we wish them all of the happiness and love this little one will bring them going forward.
Congratulations Emmanuel on your SAIPA Qualification
We congratulate Emmanuel Nyamutumbu, one of our Accountants, who has recently qualified as a Professional Accountant (SA). Well done, we are so proud of your achievements!
2020 Heralds an Exciting New Chapter at MD!
As we close off 2019 and look to the new year, we are thrilled to share some exciting news with you about our future. We are proud to announce that Danie Haumann, Fatima Bapukee and Juanita Roman have been appointed as Associate Directors at MD, effective from 01...
Our year-end staff function
We celebrated 2019 this week with our annual year-end function. Much fun was had at Stardust Restaurant by all! We all look forward to working together again in 2020! - The MD Team
Santa Shoebox Project
This year we once again partook in contributing towards the Santa Shoebox Project. Our staff enjoyed a teambuilding morning together, in each of their departments. Below are the beautiful boxes they created to be cherished this Christmas by those in need. Thank you to...
Celebrating MD’s 22nd Anniversary and Bosses Day
Today we celebrated MD's 22nd Anniversary, with Dave and Alexis' Partnership. We also celebrated Bosses Day 2019 with Dave and Alexis. A happy day for the entire MD Team!
Sunflower Day
Once again this year we took part in this amazing cause. Our team bought bandanas and wore them to work and decorated the office with sunflowers to show our support and to help raise funds as well as awareness.
Congratulations Emmanuel on tying the knot!
On Saturday, 10 August one of our SAIPA Learners, Emmanuel was married. We wish the newly married Emmanuel and Mediline Nyamutumbu many years of happiness, special memories, laughs and love together. Congratulations to the happy couple, from all of us at MD!
Casual Day 2019
A number of our staff supported Casual Day again this year on 06 September 2019. Well done to Lionel, Jade, Majdah and Sam, who all won prizes for 'Best Dressed'. Thank you to our team for contributing towards this very worthy annual cause.
Women’s Day inspiration
To all our wonderful ladies Firstly, I’d like you all to know how very proud I am of everyone who contributed to such a worthy cause for other ladies in need. Your kindness and generosity is evident in everything that you do and is so admired. Your superb efforts with...
Women’s Day 2019
Happy Women's Day! The women of MD in their personal capacity made contributions to donate sanitary products to St Georges Home for Girls. Well done to our team, we are so very proud of your kindness and efforts!
MD’s 2019 Women’s Day celebrations
Today we celebrated Women's Day for tomorrow's public holiday. We had a teambuilding breakfast function, where each department created a poster board for 2019 Women's Day. Well done to each and every department! (each poster is shown below) The women of MD donated...
Mandela Day – 2019
“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return.” - Nelson Mandela Mandela Day, an inspiring movement to aid, support, relieve and change the lives of those in need. The MD staff got...
Management and Team Leaders Dinner
Last night we said a big thank you for the continuous commitment and support given throughout the year by our Management Team and our Team Leaders.
Congratulations Danie on your SAIPA Qualification!
We are so very proud of Danie Haumann who has quietly and successfully passed his SAIPA Board Exam and qualified as a Professional Accountant 😊 Well done and congratulations from all of us! Danie Haumann | Senior Manager | Professional Accountant...
A month of milestone Birthday celebrations at MD 🎈🎉
Happy 55th Birthday to Dave!!! Happy 40th Birthday to Fatima!! Happy 30th Birthday to Jade!
Eid Mubarak Greetings
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our Muslim colleagues, clients and staff a blessed Eid Mubarak. May your life be filled with spiritual richness, prosperity and an abundance of health for you and your family. MD's Social Responsibility
Well done Stephanie!
Well done Stephanie on the achievement of your Course in Administration of Estates! We are very proud of you!
Easter and Passover Wishes
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our Christian staff. colleagues and clients a peaceful and blessed Easter weekend. We also wish our Jewish staff, colleagues and clients Chag Sameach and a happy Pesach.
Congratulations Nadia!
Congratulations to Nadia Chothia, who has successfully completed her Human Resource Management Course. We are so proud of your achievement and all of your hard work!
Surprise! Happy 50th Birthday Alexis!
"Thank you to my wonderful team for making me feel so special." - Alexis
Our Valentine’s Day Competition!
For our first ever Valentine's Day competition the staff had to make use of props and their colleagues to come up with imaginative, funny and clever Valentine's Day photographs. Look at what we got up to here... And the winners were...
Our February staff function
On the afternoon of 15 February, we had a staff function with our full team of staff to welcome all new staff for 2019 and to recognise staff achievements for 2018.
Employee of the Year 2018 – Fatima Bapukee
Congratulations to Fatima Bapukee on her award for Employee of the Year for 2018. We are so proud to be able to continue to work with you as an integral part of our MD team. Well done Fatima!
A HUGE congratulations Kaylin!!!
To Kaylin Rhoda on passing your final Board Exam and qualifying as a CA(SA)!!! We are so very proud of you. You are such a star!
Congratulations to Keith on passing your exam!
A big congratulations to Keith Walker, who has successfully completed his Junior Bookkeeping course. We are so proud of your achievement and your hard work!
Congrats to Anene!
Congratulations to Anene on passing your CTA! We are so proud of you! Next up Board Exam and CA(SA). An outstanding achievement in a year of moving cities and careers!!! Very well done from all of us at MD!
Congrats to Stephanie on passing!
Congratulations Stephanie on passing your course in the administration of estates!!! We are so proud of your outstanding achievement!
Congratulations Cecilia!
A big congrats to Cecilia who passed her SAIT tax practitioner exam on Friday with flying colours and will now be eligible to register as a Tax Practitioner!!! Well done Cecilia! We are so proud of you 😊
Congratulations Lara on becoming a Mrs
On Saturday, 27 October our Accounting Team Leader, Lara got married at the beautiful Bloekomsrus wedding venue near to Riebeek Kasteel. We wish the newly married Lara and Greg Higgs many years of happiness, special memories, laughs and love together. Congratulations...
Good luck Kaylin!
We wish Kaylin Rhoda all of the very best as she writes her final Board paper next week to qualify as a CA (SA). Good luck Kaylin!
Congratulations to Stephanie – 5 years at MD!
Congratulations Stephanie on 5 years with MD! Thank you for being such an integral part of the MD team and we look forward to many many more years together.
Employee of the Month October – Emmanuel
We are happy to announce that this month’s Employee of the Month award goes to Emmanuel for always being so enthusiastic and positive about his work and his training. I’m sure that you will all agree that Emmanuel always tries to give of his best and is always willing...
21 Years of Partnerships
15 October 2018 It is a very special milestone for us as MD's partners and so we shared the afternoon with all of our staff and those ex-staff who still work with and consult for MD on an ongoing basis. So many of these connections and relationships go back many years...
Congratulations Cedric! 20th anniversary with the MD family!
Our warmest congratulations to Cedric who today celebrates his 20th anniversary with the MD family! From the young man who joined MD in 1997 as a bookkeeper and also built the cupboards for us in our bathrooms in our house on Campground Road, to being appointed a...
Congratulations to Malikah from Probeta Training!
Congratulations to Malikah van Reenen who was nominated by Probeta Training to receive an award in acknowledgement of her hard work and commitment demonstrated as part of her SAIPA Training Programme. We are very proud of Malikah who has displayed such professionalism...
Welcome back Sam!
We are happy to welcome Samantha Adams back to MD who has joined us as Frontline Administrator!
We welcome Cara-Lee Muller who joined MD as an Accounting Supervisor
We welcome Lee-Ann Olivier who joined MD as a Company Secretarial Assistant
We were privileged to have taken part in the SAICA Blanket and Beanie Drive this year in celebration of Mandela Day 2018
“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” Nelson Mandela This year, we donated 40 blankets and 12 beanies and made a cash donation to those less privileged than us as part of the SAICA...
We welcome Anene Whicher who joined MD as an Audit Team Leader
We welcome Kaylin Rhoda who joined MD as an Audit Team Leader
Congratulations to Jenine on completing her SAIPA Articles
We wish you all of the best for your Board Exam.
We congratulate Chadwin Lotters on passing his degree B Comm in Accounting!
We congratulate Lynton on passing his final qualifying exam as a Chartered Accountant!
We know how hard you have worked and how much you have sacrificed to achieve this goal. Enjoy the moment as you reflect on your journey to achieve this qualification. Well done Lynton!