Consultants guzzle millions in just energy grants
R300m in funds meant for South Africa’s just energy transition have ended up in the accounts of consulting and audit firms…
Suggestions
MTN’s BEE deal shows it’s only the funders who win
MTN is unwinding its BEE scheme, leaving retail investors in the dark. Funders are paid, but shareholders may barely recoup their R20-a-share buy-in…
The currency of conservation
How NGO BirdLife South Africa is building a financially resilient model for protecting biodiversity, and why it matters…
Playing Europe’s green power drive
The JSE’s second listing this year, Greencoat Renewables, offers an entry point to Europe’s €1.5-trillion renewables market…
AGMs: JSE is tops, Sanlam isn’t
The JSE and Absa have shown how an AGM should be handled; Sanlam needs a serious overhaul…
New ‘pay transparency’ rules before year-end
A revolutionary revamp of South Africa’s remuneration rules is coming. Are companies ready?…
AGM watch: Old Mutual and Nedbank show up shoddy MTN
MTN could take a leaf out of Nedbank and Old Mutual’s books in how to conduct a decent shareholder meeting…
Shareholders squeezed in the odd-lot vice
A wave of odd-lot offers on the JSE and the CTSE in recent years has set corporate cost cutting against shareholder inclusion…
Is it a unicorn? Is it a phoenix? No, it’s Sasol!
Sasol execs have reignited fresh market hopes that the petrochemicals group is not a ‘broken’ business…
Protecting small business from Eskom’s chokehold
A new plan from Discovery will see the company wheeling electricity to small businesses…
Most Read
Why is the South African Civil Aviation Authority grounding planes?
The regulator has grounded 3,000 aircraft, claiming their engines are…
Rescuing business rescue
In the decade since business rescue was first introduced, thousands…
Our documentary picks: July 2025
Essential viewing: the Currency round-up of the best six documentaries…
The week ahead: Tariffs, baby, tariffs
Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news…
