The Price of Permission: Why Some Harms Can Never Be Monetised
October 8, 2025
Finance has long been obsessed with measurement. If something can be priced, it can be managed. But when it comes to social harm such as
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When Culture Becomes the CFO’s Greatest Asset: Why culture, purpose, and people drive financial performance
October 2, 2025
For decades, the CFO’s role was defined narrowly: keep the numbers accurate, manage compliance, secure funding, and protect the balance sheet. It was about discipline,
Governance as a Platform for Innovation: Why discomfort and discipline unlock long-term value
October 2, 2025
CFOs know that governance is rarely glamorous. It is the board packs, the compliance filings, the endless detail that few outside the finance function ever
Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted
October 2, 2025
Operators are the guardians of systems, controls, and reliable reporting. Their credibility rests on one simple truth: the numbers must be right. But in today’s
Policy U-Turn: What South Africa’s SMEs and CFOs Need to Know
September 25, 2025
South Africa’s business community has once again been reminded that policy certainty is fragile. Two major regulatory initiatives, both aimed at shaping the environment for
Boats, Bentleys and Broken Trust: What CFOs Must Learn from the Maumela Asset Seizures
September 25, 2025
When the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) recently froze R325 million worth of luxury properties, supercars and even boats linked to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela, the
South Africa’s CFOs Face a Warning Signal: Liquidations Surge as Small Businesses Buckle
September 23, 2025
The latest figures from July 2025 should give every chief financial officer in South Africa pause. Business liquidations rose sharply to 155 in the month,
If Your CFO Strategy Is All Tech and No Heart, You’re Already Losing:The CFO’s New Balancing Act
September 19, 2025
Your company has just rolled out a shiny new AI tool that promises to “revolutionise finance.” It crunches data, predicts forecasts, and practically winks at
Forget EBITDA, Your Real KPI Is Whether You Made It to Dinner: The Myth of the “Iron CFO”
September 17, 2025
Let’s get this out of the way: CFOs are not robots. We like to think we are, crunching numbers at midnight, surviving on coffee strong
The Death of Excel: CFOs Can No Longer Afford to Trust It
September 17, 2025
Finance leaders today find themselves under relentless pressure to deliver more accurate reporting, faster decision-making, and stronger risk management than ever before. At the heart
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