Burning the small fry: Steinhoff’s unlikely first South African convict
When you picture the first conviction for the grand R106bn Steinhoff fraud in South Africa, you probably wouldn’t have imagined the man up against…
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A new listing on the JSE is about as rare these days as an honest ANC politician. So you’d think any company going public…
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 exchange … with Thungela’s July Ndlovu
The one-time wonder of the commodity market, Thungela, is grinding its way through an unspectacular market after an extraordinary couple of years. Weaker coal…
Will Caxton ever pull the Mpact trigger?
There’s still no sign of a firm offer from Caxton for all or part of the 65.1% of packaging company Mpact that it does…
The Companies Amendment Act is a go, isn’t it? Maybe not
It’s happened again. Excitement, as well as much dread as President Cyril Ramaphosa signs off on another piece of controversial legislation. Then slowly comes…
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You’d be hard-pressed to find a better indication of where Pick n Pay stands in the retail pecking order than the news that it’s…
The exchange … with Purple Group’s Charles Savage
Purple Group’s EasyEquities, the low-cost trading platform that pioneered fractional ownership of shares to democratise investment in South Africa, turns 10 this year. That’s…
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Coal ‘evangelist’ July Ndlovu bows out
The Thungela CEO talks renewables, coal prices, Eskom – and…
South Africa’s birds: The price of extinction
South Africa’s birds are disappearing, and it’s going to cost…
Did the banks implode Murray & Roberts?
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Swindled: Why no-one ever sees con artists coming
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