ABASA President

National Chairperson of Women of ABASA
ABASA National Board Member
Accountant, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Activist

Past Madam President of ABASA

Her personal accolades include having served as the President of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa and a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants rated her among the Top 35 CAs under 35. Mail & Guardian recognised her among the Top 200 Young South Africans and Destiny magazine ranked her among the Top 40 women under the age of 40.

Founding President of Women of ABASA
Group Executive: Transformation and Human Capital

Tantaswa is currently employed at Barloworld Limited as a Group Executive: Human Capital & Transformation. She also, serves as a board member for Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa, Barloworld Logistics Africa, Barloworld Siyakhula and Barloworld SA Limited.
Previously worked for KPMG SA and KPMG Africa as an Executive Head for People (HR) & Transformation, and served on both the Executive committee, Transformation Committee and the Board. In addition to this, Tantaswa has previously worked for Standard Bank as a Group Risk Manager, looking after the Reserve Bank reporting requirements for Standard Bank SA, Africa and London.
She also served as a Non-Executive Director for numerous companies including Santam Limited and Grindrod Limited and Grinrod Bank. She also served – on both companies – as a member of the Audit Committee. She chaired the Audit Committee of the Public Investment Corporation. Tantaswa also served Umalusi Council for Quality Assurance in General and Higher education as the chairman of the Audit Committee.
She has also previously served as a trustee of Tshephang Trust and Soul City.
Tantaswa has also served the following professional institutions:
SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants)
1. Board Member
2. Education Committee member
3. Examinations Committee member
IRBA (Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors)
1. Board Member
2. Audit Committee member
ABASA (Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants in Southern Africa)
1. President
2. Board Member
3. Member of the Past Presidents’ Council
4. Trustee of Investment trust

During her spare time, Tantaswa volunteers her time to mentor and empower the women and the youth of South Africa. She writes poetry, enjoys reading, spending time with her family and loves flowers.

President and CEO of National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) based in USA

Guylaine Saint Juste joined the NABA team as President and Chief Executive Officer, on February 1st, 2021. She is a corporate officer of the Board of Directors and leads all aspects of the organization.


Guylaine joins NABA from Year Up, a nonprofit organization that provides students of color the opportunity to experience careers in business and technology. As of 2020 she served as Managing Director, Employer of Influence Strategy. Prior to that appointment, she led the Mid Atlantic Market as the Executive Director of the National Capital Region.

Guylaine is a passionate and spirited leader who believes that a culture of belonging is instrumental to high performance and growth. An activist at heart, Guy is tackling colorism in the workforce, the “4 year degree required” for entry level to middle skills jobs, pedigree as a barrier to entry for opportunity youth, and the inter-dependency of equity and economic mobility, just to name a few.

Under her leadership, Year Up National Capital Region grew from serving over 240 students in 2015 to almost 500 young adults by the end of 2019. The organization increased its revenue generation by over 30%, improved performance in every key areas, grew its corporate partnerships base from 36 to 52, and developed a best in class board and leadership team to guide and lead the organization.

Prior to joining Year Up, Guy served as the Business Banking Virginia Market Executive at Capital One Bank where she led the development of a new start-up region. She counts 3 decades of experience in the Financial Services industry in senior and executive roles.
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Guy holds an Associate’s Degree from Northern Virginia Community College, a Bachelor’s degree from George Mason University, a Graduate Degree in Retail Banking Management from the University of Virginia, and holds SHRM-SCP and CAE certifications.

She currently serves as an appointed commissioner to the Arlington Economic Development Authority, and has served on numerous boards to include DC Goodwill, Adventure Theatre, Fairfax YMCA, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Stafford, Loudon and Prince William County, the YMCA, DC Goodwill, and was the inaugural co-chair of Mason Women Business Consortium and the President and co-founder of the Women Alliance for Financial Education. She is a co-author of the International Bestseller, “Turn Possibilities Into Realities: Experts Bridge The Gap From What If…To What Is”.

Deputy HOD - Nkuhlu Department of Accounting UFH

Chuma Mjali is a Lecturer and Deputy HOD in the Accounting Department at the University of Fort Hare.

She was born and bred in the Eastern Cape. She moved to Cape Town in pursuit of higher education and studied at UCT (University of Cape Town). After completing her studies, Chuma went on to complete her articles at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) (Cape Town office). She worked at PwC for just over 7 years (5 years in Cape Town and 2 years in the London office). Chuma served as an executive committee member for the South African Chamber of Commerce UK during her time at the London office.

Chuma is passionate about making a difference especially towards the development of the youth as the future lies in their hands. She has been involved in a number of youth development/mentoring initiatives ranging from high school maths camps to initiatives founded by her students.