Nonkululeko gobodo biography of rory

By Nosihle Shelembe

She made news when she became the first black female Chartered Accountant in South Africa in Since then, Nonkululeko Gobodo has become a highly appraised trailblazer and a renowned leader of her generation.

As a woman in business, Gobodo has always challenged herself to achieve what many believed was impossible.

As part of celebrating South Africa’s women, SAnews sat down with Gobodo whose fearless spirit has seen her entering a space many are scared to enter by establishing her own auditing and advisory firm.

Recently, she led a successful merger of two medium-sized black accounting firms, a move that effectively changed the landscape of the accounting profession in South Africa.

Gobodo was first exposed to accountancy when she took a ‘gap year’ and was working as a bookkeeper at her father’s panel beating shop.

She is now at the helm of Nkululeko Leadership Consulting, which she established with