South African Statistical Association

The mission of the Association shall be to foster the study and knowledge of statistical theory and its application towards improving the quality of life of all South Africans.

The Association shall strive to accomplish this mission:

- to create a forum for nurturing, attracting and retaining statisticians in South Africa, and advancing their interests;
- to actively market the discipline of statistics in order to improve the general perception and appreciation of the discipline
- to support members by providing a platform for networking opportunities and publications
- to produce timely and high quality up-to-date publications, including the South African Statistical Journal (SA Statist J) and the Conference Proceedings, and communicate to its members relevant information and news through the Newsletter.

The Association will arrange an annual conference and will communicate with members by means of the SASA Newsletter, the official Newsletter, and by making available to members the SA Statist J, the official journal, and/or any other publication; and will, in general, carry out in a judicious and organised manner any function or act in pursuance of and promoting the above goals.

Note: SASA does not have collections of statistical data. Please contact StatsSA if you are looking for South African statistics.

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Event Details

In this first SASA Roundtable event, the age-old question of graduate readiness and industry expectations will be discussed from the perspective of students who have recently joined the workplace as well as the managers who employ them.


The panel will discuss aspects of joining a workplace as a new statistics graduate and the direction and role of statistics in industry. The panel includes leaders of industry, academics and recent graduates. Join us hear their insights on these important topics.

Panel and Moderators

Mark Nasila (Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FirstRand Risk)

Mark Nasila

Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FirstRand Risk

Paul Swanepoel (Head of Advanced Analytics at Pick n Pay)

Paul Swanepoel

Head of Advanced Analytics at Pick n Pay

Victoria Goodall (Senior Statistician at VLG Statistical Services)

Victoria Goodall

Senior Statistician at VLG Statistical Services

Siyabonga Mbonambi (Commercial Modelling Analyst at Absa)

Siyabonga Mbonambi

Commercial Modelling Analyst at Absa

Jess van Breda (Head of Financial Products and Loyalty Program at Spec-Savers)

Jess van Breda

Head of Financial Products and Loyalty Program at Spec-Savers

Kaamilah von Schoultz (Graduate Data Scientist at TietoEVRY)

Kaamilah von Schoultz

Graduate Data Scientist at TietoEVRY

Warren Brettenny (Head of Department at Nelson Mandela University)

Warren Brettenny

Head of Department at Nelson Mandela University

Christopher Dunderdale (Software Developer at Dynamo Analytics)

Christopher Dunderdale

Software Developer at Dynamo Analytics

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