The future is AI, but the skills are missing – survey
Written by Staff Writer A recent Deloitte survey of European finance executives offers early signs of how finance functions approach AI. Key takeaways Surveyed executives
The cost of being a corruption-busting CFO
Written by Leigh Schaller What happens when you take a principled CFO and place her in dysfunctional municipalities? You get Mercy Phetla fighting through courts and counci
How the JSE’s largest companies approach ESG
Written by Leigh Schaller Recently two South African insurance giants brought out extensive reports diving into how they think about ESG, including a survey of the top 40 JS
The glass ceiling for women CFOs remains. Here are three solutions
Written by Staff Writer Despite minor improvements, only 22 percent of CFOs in JSE-listed companies are women. Those who make it to the top pay quartile of large companies r
Lindelani Gumbo on the importance of grit and mentorship
Written by Staff Writer Success didn’t just fall into Lindelani Gumbo’s lap. The regulatory accountant didn’t pass her board exams or CTA on the first attempt. She adm
WesBank’s millennial CFO on building character and overseas experience
Written by Staff Writer Despite only finishing his articles in 2016, Imtiyaaz Abdul-Gaffuris finds himself as WesBank’s CFO for central reporting and chief of staff
Nonhlanhla Mona: Beyond debits and credits
Written by Staff Writer In a recent CFO Talks podcast, Nonhlanhla Mona, Chief Financial Officer of the South African National AIDS Council Trust (SANAC), shared insights int
Relentlessness whistleblowing: CFO Sarika Lakraj-Naidoo’s multidecade struggle
Written by Staff Writer Sarika Lakraj-Naidoo, has been whistleblowing on matters related to the City of Johannesburg since 2009. Sarika, CFO of the Public Safety De
Fearless finance: Mercy Phetla on how debit orders led to death threats
Written by Staff Writer “I didn’t even know that the town of Schweizer-Reneke existed, when I drove here for the interview, it felt like it was at the end of the
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