Author: Asante Nxumalo AI in Public Finance: From Public Money to Public Intelligence Imagine a weekday morning near the end of 2026. A public-finance analyst arrives at work. Before the first meeting, an AI assistant has already summarised a dense policy document, compared expenditure against budget, surfaced anomalies in a procurement dataset and prepared a first-pass briefing note. Work that once swallowed an afternoon has taken minutes. The speed is impressive. It also cr

What Is Carbon Accounting? Carbon accounting is the process of measuring, tracking, and reporting an organisation's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It operates on the same foundational logic as financial accounting, however, rather than tracking monetary flows, organisations track their environmental footprint. While CO2 is the most widely discussed greenhouse gas, carbon accounting encompasses a broader spectrum of gases, all of which contribute to atmospheric warming. To en

Author: Asante Nxumalo Image by: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e2519_796f11b2725c4491b3ec4461868f4bda~mv2.jpg In a global environment defined by uncertainty and volatility, transparent risk reporting has become a strategic asset for businesses. Organisations across South Africa and around the world are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate not only how they manage risk internally, but how they communicate these risks externally to stakeholders who must make decisio

Author: Makhosazane Luthuli I was invited by AUDA-NEPAD to participate as a panellist at the Third Infrastructure Financing Summit (LFS) held in Luanda, Republic of Angola, from 28-31 October 2025, under the general theme: “ Infratech & Innovation Forum: Accelerating African Infrastructure through Home-grown Digital Solutions .” On this platform, I facilitated a focused group discussion on AI in water infrastructure development across Africa. With this hot topic and expert pa

Author: Asante Nxumalo In 1979, The Wall Street Journal published an article that startled the financial profession. The headline read, “Spreadsheet Software Could Replace Accountants.” At the time, early spreadsheet programs such as VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3 represented cutting-edge innovation. They could perform calculations that once required hours of manual effort, and they seemed destined to automate away much of the accountant’s work. Commentators predicted that the ris

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“It’s time for Africans to trade among themselves” This statement is often repeated in business circles, and while it seems like a...