At a time when shifting US policies continue to unsettle global markets, finance leaders discussed the effects of the US policy storm at the recent 2025 Finance Indaba during a session titled Playing the Trump card: How local businesses can navigate.

Three of South Africa’s leading CFOs shared what it truly means to balance leadership, life, liquidity and the relentless expectations of stakeholders at the recent 2025 Finance Indaba. Zaf Mahomed, CFO at Oceana Group, Riaan Davel CFO at DRDGold and Anbann Chetti, CFO at African Bank.

Sage regional vice president for medium business in Africa and the Middle East, Gerhard Hartman, led a lively session at the 2025 Finance Indaba where he urged finance leaders to view technology not as a threat, but as a tool for reinvention.