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Deon Fredericks will be acting as the interim CFO at SAA for 12 months.

Real change will require assessing our often faulty beliefs - and a little bit of faith.

Effective public sector CFOs need innovation, commitment and a good understanding of their customer needs.

Carol Lupiya said finance professionals should avoid "elevator commentary" and provide insight that drives change.

Want to perform better? Richard Sutton says to look after the bacteria in your gut.

Cyber attacks can cripple effect businesses. Finance professionals must install the necessary system security.

Standard Bank impresses with its well-structured online banking platform for all business sizes.

W.consulting's Bruce Mackenzie warned that SA needs to urgently prepare for IFRS 15, 9, 16 and 7.

Cryptocurrency can only go mainstream and deliver on its full potential when regulators embrace it.

The square meter per person of office space has already reduced in many major SA corporates.

Businesses need to invest in targeting the next generation consumer for future growth, says i-Pay.

Alexander Forbes has announced the resignation of Group CFO Naidene Ford-Hoon from 31 December.

Mqondisi Gumede warns, if big business doesn't decentralise it won't survive the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

A Standard Bank solution custom-designed for entrepreneurs makes the accountant the hero for their client.

Two top executives share their views on the evolving function of finance leaders in 2018 and beyond.

Accounting Made Easy's Mark Samowitz: People aren't bad at accounting - they are merely taught badly.

Blockchain will deliver a globalised economy, making it as easy to send money as information.

Marnus Broodryk told the Finance Indaba that everything they believe about entrepreneurship is wrong.

Work hard at what you're good at, keeping your values skills intact, and then give back.

Lifehacker Martijn Aslander: To negotiate a future we can't imagine, we need some serious skills.

Wits Business School's Brian Armstrong says companies that have failed to transform do not grow.

'Non-FinTech' - from drones through to computer vision - can be applied to the banking sector.

Shift from doing digital to being digital, from digital projects to digital in your DNA.

Diarise around career, relationship and self, and don't change these blocks of time unless critical.

Standard Bank's Lebohang Monama: The Fourth Industrial Revolution will rewrite the rules of the game.

Dave Sohigian says the cloud is producing huge results in the US, Europe and Asia.

Even those who rate themselves 10/10 at Excel still have new things to learn.

Real-time interbank settlements, one-click outsourced trust: finance as you knew it is undergoing a revolution.

The biggest obstacles that stop women from starting their own businesses are fear and self-doubt.

Oracle's Naaliah Gora says that boards and CEOs require CFOs to be more analytical.

Finance Indaba Africa off to a roaring start with a thought-provoking presentation on land reform.

Finance Indaba Africa, kicking off today, promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

d-school to show finance professionals how design thinking can make their organisations future proof.

Excel4apps aims to use the Finance Indaba to uncover delegates' pain points regarding financial reporting.

MD Saul Symanowitz explains why the technology platform is so useful.

Avashnee Ramdial has been appointed as chief financial officer at STANLIB, effective 1 October.

Oracle will explain how to use smart technologies to transform finance at Finance Indaba 2018.

Yugen Pillay: Big businesses can use tech to grow small businesses and support the economy.

Sanari Capital's Samantha Pokroy: Finance is starting to return to the people side of things.

Draftworx's Earl Steyn to enlighten audiences about accounting data, systems and automation at Finance Indaba.

CaseWare Africa's Jodi Joseph tells CFO SA about their offering, and the effects of digital transformation.

Broll's Ken Gerber to present two future-gazing sessions, helping you derive value from real estate.

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Boost your staff's financial literacy - guaranteed - with the session: In Successful Business Everyone Speaks Accounting.

Krish Kumar and Dumisani Dlamini will exhibit the progressive thinking that made them award-winners.

Accounting institutes signal commitment to governance in SA with mind-expanding content at the Finance Indaba.

The exclusive human capital develops people, connects employers to top talent and mitigates workplace risk.

The professional services firm provides industry-focused assurance, advisory and tax services to clients in all markets.

The institution specialises in broadening access to high-quality professional accountancy education for aspiring CMAs.

The company has a broad coverage of Instruments across sub-categories of financial markets.

Learn to tackle transitions with Finance Indaba Platinum Sponsor Workday on 3 and 4 October.

The Afrikaans Language and Culture Association appointed Tommy Truscott as its new CFO in July.

Capitec CFO recalls "grey hairs" in the wake of the report that sent shares plummeting.

i-Pay is an online payment gateway for buyers and merchants, which works on phones and desktops.

Vena is the fastest-growing cloud CPM company and the only one to embrace Excel.

Finance Indaba diamond sponsor Standard Bank to deliver valuable sessions on 3 and 4 October.

Australian Nauru Airlines has appointed South African Mariette Ebersohn as its new CFO.

Canvas Intelligence's Pieter van Zyl to share insights on business administration optimisation with C-suite execs.

Banks, innovators, experts, techies, consultants and accountants among the experts who will show you where your future revenue will come from.

Barrick Gold and Randgold merger brings together Barrick name and Randgold executives.

The company provides enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources to deliver business insights.

The company provides custom software and services to clients mainly in the finance sector.

ArcelorMittal South Africa has appointed Avinash Desmond Maharaj as its new CFO.

ACCA country head Patience Semenya talks membership, future-proof skills, and why ACCA will be at Finance Indaba 2018

Krish Kumar, Till Streichart and Ramasela Ganda to share knowledge and experience at Finance Indaba.

Remgro's execs on the lookout for viable new investment opportunities, despite deteriorating economic conditions.

The financial subject matter experts deliver advisory services, purchasable online products and face-to-face training.

SAIPA is the South African Institute of Professional Accountants, and has over 10 000 members.

The private equity company aims to build businesses that are sustainable, scalable and saleable.

TreasuryONE offers a broad range of best-practise treasury services to organisations of all sizes.

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The company is a leading independent investment manager and registered financial services provider.

The company provides content and technology solutions and is part of publisher and information provider, RELX.

Iconoclast is set to be Africa's premier boutique knowledge bureau.

MoneyWorks leverages the financial expertise and successful performance key partners to assist medium-size businesses.

Toro Gold has announced the appointment of Martin Page with effect from 8 October.

Effective time management is not about how to get more things done; it's about how to get the RIGHT things done.

Datacentrix' Commercial Managing Director, Johann Coetzee, will put the company's business model to the test by guaranteeing telecoms savings.

The ACL platform is used by almost every Fortune 500 company.

The high quality of the speakers at the Finance Indaba Africa 2018 will make it difficult for finance professionals to choose which session to attend.

Finance Minister to issue regulations giving municipal CFOs 18 months to obtain relevant competency levels.

HotForex is an award winning forex and commodities broker, providing trading services and facilities to both retail and institutional clients.

Finlytics' solution is a groundbreaking cloud-based best practice finance architecture.

The CFO Summit themed "Tomorrow Today" has already attracted more than 50 top finance professionals.

Revealed: 75 percent of CFOs are more cautious after recent scandals and 66 percent of CFOs eye the CEO role.

The d-school enables innovation and new outcomes that can help meet the needs of users.

South African finance professional Petra Botha has been appointed CFO of Bethesda-based Indiggo Associates.

Comair FD discusses how diversification will help the aviation company to deliver wider profit margins.

South Africa's best training providers for finance professionals will share the stage during Finance Indaba Africa to demonstrate what training for tomorrow really means.

CFO South Africa talks to Akshar Rampath about the EOH information services vertical, and XDS's client offerings

A focus on colleagues, customers and solutions is the key to success for CFOs, say finance leaders of MMI.

"We've played an incredible part in contributing to the growth story of SA Inc.," says Naeem Seedat, VP of Diversified Markets at TransUnion.

Lindt & Sprüngli CFO Sandro Weber has moved from the South African division to São Paulo.

The company provides granular business solutions to enable successful business management.

"We depend on Finance Indaba Africa as a good platform to connect these ambitious young lads to Africa's world of finance."

Naspers will list its video entertainment business separately on the JSE as the MultiChoice Group.

 "We are empowering accountants to play a strategic advisory role to their entrepreneurial clients."

ACS-Embrace delivers world class, comprehensive, end-to-end ERP business solutions.

Brooks Mparutsa has been appointed as CFO of Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).

AIFAAR adopted its vision and strategy for the future of independent accounting and auditing regulation.

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CFO South Africa talks to Ian Foster about Embrace's differentiation factors and depth of data provision.

"Internal audit is a very exciting career and a nice stepping stone to leadership positions."  

Growth in the mining industry will benefit all of South Africa, says DRDGOLD LTD CFO Riaan Davel.

Professional bodies unite to ensure accountability as corruption complaints against members escalate.

Spree.co.za and Superbalist.com to become one mega fashion retailer in October.

Social media startup Hashtag Our Stories has been selected by Snapchat to join its accelerator programme.

Monash University sells out to Advtech in R340 million deal and pulls out of South Africa.

Don't miss our world-class speakers in a dedicated venue. Register now for Finance Indaba Africa.

South African businesses are losing R89 billion a year because their employees are distracted.

"We will play a leading role in supporting financial specialists to bridge the gap between business and advanced technology."

Lean Boezaart is a CA(SA) and golfer. And he launched his own lifestyle brand selling leather bags.

The South African industrial gas supplier reported an increase in its half-year profit on Monday.

Want to keep up to date with the latest developments in finance, but you are short of time? Don't worry. CFO South Africa weekly collects 10 of the most important articles from international media for your convenience.

PwC's Major Banks Analysis shows that South Africa's Big Four banks remain resilient in tough times.

Thabo Phokane, Servest CFO, has big plans, including continuing to drive the company's transformation journey.

Northam Platinum has experienced improved production and higher sales volumes, yet still reports a loss.

Yoco will use the money to expand its network, invest in product development and attract talent.

The telecommunications giant says the latest demands by the Nigerian authorities are "regrettable and disconcerting".

Healthy partnerships between PE investors and businesses nurture solid growth, better governance and a bright future, says RMB Corvest ED Martin Coetzee.