Holistic Consulting Services for Farmers and New Projects

Henk Venter obtained his MBA and decided to pursue his passion for the agricultural sector by offering a consulting service focusing on the starting of new projects in the agricultural sector and supporting CFOs with financial models and making investment appraisals on green energy projects.

‘I've always had a passion for education.’

A specialist in strategy turnaround and sustainable performance, Zanele Ngwenya’s diverse career experience has equipped him for the role as CFO at Unisa Enterprise.

King Price’s Master of Coin  

‘We like to think of ourselves as a serious insurer who doesn't take ourselves too seriously.’ CFO Paul Stedall recently celebrated a year of working at King Price, where they aim to make a notable impact in the market just by doing insurance differently.

Making Businesses Work by Adding to the Bottom Line

Donald Nieuwoudt has 22 years of experience at executive management level at various JSE listed and multinational organisations, now this strategy thinker and process changer is scanning the horizon for new opportunities.

Helping CEOs of medium businesses increase business value

After a successful 20-year career in finance, Precious Dube is launching herself in a new direction as a corporate coach. ‘As CFOs we are at war, the biggest war being that you are entrusted with the budget. In some instances, it's hundreds of millions of rands and in some instances billions of rands, amid a society that feels entitled to some of those monies.’

A Reputation for Innovation

The insurance industry is a barometer of business conditions generally, CFO Dirk Viljoen explains how Hollard Insurance has weathered Covid after their travel insurance turnover dropped to almost zero.

Spotting the Gap for a New Money App

A highly accomplished business executive with diverse international experience, Andre Hugo, has a flare for building and scaling companies, he is the CEO and Co-Founder of South Africa’s first open banking marketplace.

Successful former finance executive breaks new ground in engineering startup.

‘We've built the world’s brightest long-lasting flashlight.’

‘I knew I wanted to be a CA before I even knew what a CA did.’

Financial Director, entrepreneur and author, Merusha Govender, is one of the shareholders at DDS Group blazing a trail across 15 African countries for this specialist dispense and refrigeration service provider based in South Africa.

Innovation is Key in Insurance Sector

‘I think the future of insurance ultimately will be in your cell phone’ says Compass Insure’s Ismail Ismail, who provides some fascinating insights on where the insurance sector is going in the next ten years.

The fight for Africa's economic independence.

SAIBA CEO Nicolaas Van Wyk talks to Channel Africa to emphasise the role of the CFO in the fight for Africa's financial freedom, and to further reiterate the demands of the modern CFO on the continent.

Converting Financial and Economic Risks into Opportunities

COGEREF’s El Hassen TAKTAK provides some fascinating insight into the background of economic life in Tunisia, and the integration of the Tunisian economy into European countries and particularly to France.

Africa’s Leading Renewable Energy Provider

Julian Johnson is CFO at BioTherm Energy, a pan-African renewable energy development and investment platform focused on the commercialisation of PV solar and onshore wind projects.

‘The Shopify for Accountants’

South African-born, Mark Bartels, has gained a wealth of experience from Silicon Valley to Sydney, now CFO at Practice Ignition, specialising in software to simplify business processes for their clients and ensure they receive payments.

Finding Opportunities in the Chaos

Identifying a gap in the South African SME finance market, Merchant Capital provides working capital to retailers without collateral. CFO Daniel Moritz explains how this innovative financing model was introduced to South Africa.