Due diligence for mergers and acquisitions must look beyond financial statements. D&K on the leadership, ownership and corruption risks traditional reviews miss, across 51 African countries.
Category: Business Investigations
When Should a Company Initiate a Formal Internal Fraud Investigation?
An internal fraud investigation should begin the moment credible signs outpace explanation. D&K on the warning signs that justify moving from suspicion to formal action.
Business Email Compromise (BEC): The Fraud Threat Targeting South African Businesses
Business Email Compromise (BEC) has rapidly become one of the most financially destructive forms of commercial fraud affecting South African businesses today. Unlike traditional cybercrime attacks that rely on malware or large-scale system breaches, BEC attacks are built around manipulation, deception, and human vulnerability. Our team continues to see companies lose substantial amounts of money […]
What Is a Lifestyle Audit? Why South African Businesses Are Increasingly Using Them
By Kyle Condon For many South African businesses, fraud and corruption no longer begin with obvious criminal conduct. In many cases, the warning signs are visible long before financial losses are formally identified. One of the clearest indicators often comes down to a simple question: “How is this person affording that lifestyle?” We continue to […]
Procurement Fraud in South Africa: The Hidden Threat Costing Businesses Millions
Procurement fraud has become one of the most serious financial and operational threats facing South African businesses. While many companies invest heavily in physical security, access control, and traditional auditing, procurement environments remain highly vulnerable to manipulation, collusion, and organised internal fraud. Our team at D&K Management Consultants continues to see a significant increase in […]
Forensic Risk in Post-Pandemic South African Companies
Forensic risk in post-pandemic South African companies is rising — not because organisations have become more dishonest, but because most corporate control environments were never designed for the risk realities they now face. The pandemic did not merely disrupt operations. It exposed a structural gap that many organisations remain uncomfortable confronting. Across South Africa, businesses […]
Kidnapping for Ransom in South Africa: Executive Risk and Business Protection
Kidnapping for Ransom in South Africa has evolved into a serious executive and business risk, particularly for owners and operators of cash-intensive or highly visible businesses. What was once more commonly associated with opportunistic criminality is increasingly being driven by structured target selection, surveillance, and organised syndicate behaviour. For business owners, this is no longer […]
Corporate Due Diligence in South Africa: Why Surface Checks Fail
Corporate due diligence in South Africa is frequently treated as a procedural requirement rather than a strategic safeguard. In fast-moving commercial environments, procurement teams and executives often rely heavily on documentation, regulatory filings, online records, and professional referrals. On paper, a supplier or acquisition target can appear compliant, established, and credible. However, as an investigations […]
Forensic Investigators in Corporate South Africa: When to Engage Them
Forensic Investigators in Corporate South Africa play an increasingly critical role in stabilising organisations facing financial irregularities, governance failures, and internal misconduct. In the modern South African corporate environment, risk rarely announces itself loudly. Financial leakage, procurement irregularities, internal theft, regulatory breaches, and reputational threats often develop quietly, concealed within ordinary business operations. Independent forensic […]
Retail Shrinkage Investigations: Why Boards Miss the Real Cause
Boards approve budgets, review margins, and interrogate forecasts with discipline and rigour. Yet year after year, across retail, hospitality, logistics, and manufacturing, shrinkage quietly erodes value, and boards are rarely given a clear and complete explanation of why it persists. This is seldom because management is intentionally withholding information. More often, the reality is that […]