Kholiwe is a Chartered Accountant with experience in financial and management reporting, tax, and internal controls. She completed a SAICA Leadership Excellence Acceleration Programme in 2018 with GIBS. She also has a certificate in Property Development and Investment from UCT.

Prior to joining the Group, she was at First National Bank, Standard Bank Insurance Brokers as a Financial Manager.

Kholiwe was appointed to the Group in 2017 as a Financial Accountant, was subsequently promoted to Group Financial Reporting and Tax Manager, and takes over as Mowana Acting Financial Director in 2020.