Looking out for the little guy
When appraisal rights were first introduced into South African law in 2011, shareholder activists hailed them as a much-needed way to counter the overwhelming…
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Pitch up, speak up – and rate the AGM
It’s sad to see that Shoprite has joined the ranks of JSE-listed companies that are prohibiting their shareholders from pitching up in person to…
Why independence matters most
Of all the reasons for Pick n Pay’s existential challenges, few analysts would have tagged lack of involvement by the Ackerman family as one. …
Nampak’s rise from the ashes
The meeting was over and all but a few stragglers had headed off into the late afternoon Cape Town traffic. They included the CEO,…
Why South Africa’s retail bosses are coining it
It’s ironic that Ian Moir’s near destruction of Woolworths may have helped to bump up the remuneration package paid to Shoprite’s Pieter Engelbrecht, as…
Why Pick n Pay investor snub could backfire
When you’re drowning in debt and every day represents another few million rands in crippling interest charges or another store closure, it’s probably difficult…
Short-changed shareholders: A tale of AGMs gone bad …
How difficult can it be to hold an AGM? These meetings have been a requirement of company life for almost as long as company…
Bell’s most baffling move yet
Just days after the Bell family had been offering minority shareholders in heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment R53 a share to buy them out,…
Naspers: New CEO, old grievances
It wasn’t quite the Paris Olympics, but Naspers set a few records of its own at its AGM in August. Record levels of opposition to…
The incredible pointlessness of EU elections
In June, an estimated 350-million Europeans got the chance to participate in what would generally have been written off as one of the more…
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Visit Rosendal, a town that beckons travellers with its tranquil…
The key ingredient: Beetroot
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