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Directors & Partners

Group Chairman - Kobla Quashie

Email: kobla@kq.co.sz

Professional qualifications

University of Ghana – Bachelor of Science (Admin)

University of Ghana – Masters in Business Administration

Membership of Professional Associations:

CA (SD) Chartered Accountant Swaziland
CA (LS) Chartered Account Lesotho
CA(GH)  Chartered Accountant (Ghana)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Member -Institute of Internal Auditors
Member -British Institute of Management

General Practitioner- South Africa Institute of Tax Practitioners

Areas of Specialisation

  • Auditing and Assurance
  • Tax Advisory
  • Human Capital Development
  • Corporate Governance and Policy Development
  • Strategic planning, corporatisation and privatisation
  • Industry based research, viability and feasibility studies
  • Business and marketing plans
  • Socio-economic impact studies and development planning
  • Operational reviews and institutional studies

Kobla is the Chairman of KQ Group in Swaziland and has recently been appointed the Honorary Consular General for the Republic of Ghana in the Kingdom. He is also a partner in Moteane, Quashie and Associates in Lesotho.

Kobla has for many years been involved in management consulting. He has also undertaken various related assignments for international organisations like UNDP, SIDA, SADC, REDSO, GTZ, EU, USAID and African Development Bank. These consultancies have taken him to Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire, United States of America, France and Switzerland. He was involved in the consultancy assignment for the Metolong Authority in Lesotho for the design of appropriate systems for service delivery including job descriptions and financial procedures.

He has undertaken several consultancies in Swaziland for Government and various organisations. As a leading management consultant, he has also conducted and facilitated a number of consultancies, seminars, trainings and workshops for the Swaziland Government and the private sector.

Chief Executive Officer: Daniel Bediako

Email: daniel@kq.co.sz

Academic Qualifications

University of Ghana – Bachelor of Science (Admin)

  • Certificate in Value Added Tax(VAT) UNISA
  • Advance Program in Taxation –UNISA

Membership of Professional Associations:

  • FCCA(UK)Fellow the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
  • CA(SD) Chartered Accountant  Swaziland
  • CIA- Certified Internal Auditor
  • CFE- Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Member – The Chartered Institute of Taxation(UK)
  • General Practitioner- The South Africa Institute of Tax Practitioners.

Areas of Specialisation

  • External Audit– Assurance Audits
  • Forensic Audit
  • Projects audits,(EC, World Bank, AfDB, IFAD, other Donors)
  • Internal  Audit
  • Performance Audit
  • Procurement Audit
  • Tax Advisory Services
  • Accounting and Financial Management
  • Policy Development and Corporate Governance
  • Business Process Engineering
  • Compliance Monitoring and Project Appraisal

Daniel is the CEO in charge of the KQ Group’s operations. In addition to his Audit and Advisory responsibilities he also heads the Corporate Support Service unit of the Group. Prior to joining KQA he was with Ernst and Young (Swaziland) and Deloitte and Touche (Ghana) where he worked on both audit and consulting assignments. In addition to being a Chartered Accountant, Daniel is a Certified Internal Auditor and also a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is currently pursuing a course in International Taxation and has been recently admitted as a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation based in the United Kingdom. Daniel therefore splits his time as an External Audit Assurance Provider, a Forensic Audit Expert, an Internal Audit Expert, expert in Taxation and also as a Management Consultant.

Daniel has worked in Countries such as Ghana, South Africa, Namibia and Canada. His portfolio of clients include: the Namibian Government, the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland, The Swaziland Environmental Authority, The Swaziland Standards Authority, National Maize Corporation, Swaziland Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, Komati ‘Basin River Authority, Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration Council, NERCHA, The Office of the Registrar of Insurance and Pension Fund, Central Bank of Swaziland, NERCHA, Swaziland Energy Regulatory Authority, Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority, UNDP, UNFPA, the European Union and several International Donor Partners and NGO.

Daniel has a strong drive for mentoring, training and providing professional guidance to both staff and clients He also dedicate his spare time in providing communal services within various social and religious cycles in both Swaziland and beyond.

Director: Sabelo Methula

Email: Sabelo@kq.co.sz

Professional qualifications

University of Swaziland – Diploma in Commerce

Masters in Business Administration (student)

Membership of Professional Associations:

Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Institute of Personnel Management
Certified Pastel Installer
Certified Pastel Payroll Trainer.

Areas of Specialisation          

  • Human Capital Development
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Labour Administration
  • Policy Development and Corporate Governance
  • Organizational Reviews
  • Business Process Engineering

Sabelo is the Executive Director of KQ Consulting (Pty) Ltd, he has considerable experience in management consulting with special emphasis on payroll taxes. He has participated in several assignments both in Swaziland and in international institutions operating in Southern Africa. He is fully trained in the methodology and software tools employed in management consultancies which have been successfully implemented on a number of assignments for our clients throughout the SADC region.

Sabelo has many years of experience in payroll related issues, recruitment and selection, remuneration reviews, human resource management and has attended various courses in human capital development, salary reviews, grading systems, industrial relations, international taxation and in addition, he is accredited to the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as an internationally recognised Tax and Payroll Practitioner, Softline Pastel as Pastel Payroll Certified Installer and by Thomas International as a competent Recruitment Practitioner.

Audit Partner - Farai Machakata

Email: farai@kq.co.sz

Academic Qualifications’

University of Swaziland – Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

University of Swaziland – Diploma in Commerce

Membership of Professional Associations:

  • ACCA (UK) Member of  the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
  • CA (SD) Chartered Accountant Swaziland
  • Member – The Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa

Areas of Specialisation

  • External Audit– Assurance Audits
  • Forensic Audit
  • Projects audits,(Global Fund, European Union, USAID and other Donors)
  • Internal  Audit
  • Procurement Audit
  • Tax Advisory Services
  • Accounting and Financial Management
Farai is a chartered accountant and Manager in Charge of the audit operations. He is responsible for the direction and supervision of all assignments and has over the years acquired valuable experience in assurance, project and internal audits. Farai has been engaged in auditing assignments which include The Swaziland  Environmental Authority, The Swaziland Television Authority, National  Maize Corporation, Swaziland Motor Vehicle Accident Fund,  Komati Basin River Authority,  Conciliation  Mediation and Arbitration Council,  NERCHA, The Office of the Registrar of Insurance and Pension Fund, Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority, NERCHA,  Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority,  UNDP, UNFPA

Management

Audit Manager: Thabsile Thwala

Email: thabsile@kq.co.sz

Academic qualifications

  • Association of Accounting Technicians
  • Membership of Professional Associations:
  • Swaziland Institute of Accountants (SIA)
  • Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
  • The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)




Areas of Specialisation

  • External Audit
  • Internal Audit
  • Accounting and Financial Management
  • Project Audit

Thabsile is the manager in charge of audit assignments. has over the years acquired valuable experience in internal and external audit assignments including project audits. Prior to joining KQA Thabsile had worked as an Auditor at Deloitte and Touche. She has been engaged in auditing assignments which include Airlink Swaziland, The Swaziland Environmental Authority, Swazi Observer, Komati Basin River Authority, Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, NAMBOARD, Matsapha Town Board and Micro Finance Project.

Tax Manager - Emmanuel Ofori-Abrokwah

Email: emmanuel@kq.co.sz

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Management
  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting

Membership of Professional Associations:

  • The Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants (ICFA) – Certified Member
  • Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) – Associate Member
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) - Member
  • Institute of Financial Consultants (IFC) – Certified Member
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – Full Member

Areas of Specialisation

  • External Audit– Assurance Audits
  • Forensic Audit
  • Internal Audit
  • Tax Advisory Services
  • Project Audit
  • Accounting and Financial Management

Emmanuel is the manager in charge of the audit and tax operations. He has over the past 16 years acquired valuable experience in assurance and forensic audits, accounting and financial management assignments in various sectors which include government agencies, private companies and sole traders. Prior to joining KQA, Emmanuel had practised auditing and accounting and financial consulting in Ghana and Canada. Emmanuel is the ICFA Certified Education Provider and country representative for Swaziland. He has been involved in audit and forensic investigations for a number of organisations which include NERCHA, various Government agencies, Registrar of Insurance and Retirement Funds, Komati Basin River Authority, Swaziland Standards Authority.

Audit Team

Business Advisory Services Team