Keynote
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
Six failures, one designation. An honest account of setback after setback, and the decisions that turned a dark valley into a finish line.
Speaking
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Zolile Nomaqhiza CA(SA) failed six times on the road to qualifying. He speaks about what kept him getting up: discipline, faith, resilience and the long road to the finish line. Every talk is shaped around your audience, from first-year students to boardrooms.
CA(SA)
Author, Relentlessly Disciplined
Featured in Accountancy SA
Popular topics
Each talk draws on Zolile’s 16-year journey to CA(SA) and is tailored to the people in the room.
Practical
Discipline Is the DNA of Success
Why motivation fades and systems hold. The four daily practices of stillness, movement, reading and writing, and how to keep them small enough to survive difficult days.
Students & trainees
The Valley Is Not a Permanent Residence
For university students, trainees and IAC/APC candidates: exam strategy, the “Red Pen Method”, handling results day, and separating “I failed” from “I am a failure.”
Teams & leaders
Failure Is Information, Not Identity
Building resilient people and teams: how setbacks become data for redesign, and why devotion outlasts performance.
Who Zolile speaks to
In person across South Africa, or virtually anywhere.
Universities
Accounting societies, faculties and student orientation.
Firms & trainees
Training offices, trainee inductions and exam-season sessions.
Corporates
Team days, leadership forums and wellness programmes.
Schools
Learners choosing careers and building study discipline.
Churches & community
Men’s and family events, youth days and community gatherings.
Recently
Black Dads Unplugged
Zolile shared his story with fathers and young men at Black Dads Unplugged, on showing up with discipline when life does not cooperate.
“Failure revealed that discipline is not a technique; it is self-love in action.”
Zolile in Accountancy SA, July 2026
Book table: bulk copies of Relentlessly Disciplined can be arranged for your attendees. Mention it in your enquiry.
Enquire about a talk
Tell us about your event. Zolile reads every invitation personally and replies within 3 business days.