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Kgomotso Mannya is the Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Africa. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in leading brand and commercial strategy across beauty, technology and consumer goods. Her career trajectory reflects more than progression. It demonstrates the intentional application of African marketing leadership strategy in complex and evolving markets.

After fifteen years working with South African leadership teams, business coach and founder of Grow, Graham Mitchell, has observed a consistent truth. Companies that achieve sustained growth are not necessarily the most innovative. Instead, they are the most disciplined. His new book, Compounding Advantage, captures these insights in a practical guide for leaders who focus on long-term performance.

Recent commentary has created confusion around professional qualifications, regulatory designations and pathways into the Registered Auditor (RA) profession. As such, we wish to clarify the distinction between the Chartered Accountant (SA) [CA(SA)] designation, the registration of auditors by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and other qualifications with professional bodies.

We’ve all felt it - the quiet, heavy pause when we look back on our business journey and a wave of “if only” hits. Maybe it was a client who never approached. Perhaps it was a daring idea you hesitated on. Or maybe it was a moment with your team that went uncelebrated. That lingering feeling whispers, “I could have done more … I should have tried harder”.

Most companies hide behind the warm fiction of being “a family.” Netflix didn’t. It called itself a team - and built a $300 billion powerhouse on that single, uncomfortable truth. Few workplace cultures are as controversial or as misunderstood, yet none are as clear about the price of greatness: average performance earns a generous severance package; excellence earns radical trust and total freedom.

Read our exclusive cover story titled The keeper test - when “good enough” isn’t enough? by Carl Ranger, Head of Training, CEO SA, plus a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics.