Boxer heads to the ball
Boxer has endured something of a Cinderella status since it was acquired by Pick n Pay back in 2002. Its management kept a low…
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The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) claims its 4.9% return for 2024 is “satisfactory”. It’s not. With too much of its portfolio invested in…
Feel the burn!
To hear Brait CEO Peter Hayward-Butt tell it, managing the once-magnificent private equity powerhouse these past few years has been a bit like being…
Inside the Indian food IPO that delivered for Prosus
Bengaluru – India’s Silicon Valley – has been quite the wealth creator for South Africans … especially those who can swing a cricket bat.…
The death dash
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when shareholders and consumers didn’t care a jot about fatalities in the mining sector.…
The exchange … with Raubex CEO Felicia Msiza
Once wholly associated with roadworks, Raubex is now active in housing construction, solar and wind farms, materials handling, contract mining and chrome ore extraction…
A Maziv blow
The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block cellphone giant Vodacom’s bid to buy Vumatel owner Maziv has sparked a vigorous debate about whether the decision…
Smoke and mirrors on the JSE
In the space of less than a week there has been a flurry of remarkably upbeat-looking trading statements from the listed corporate community. All,…
How should investors read the mini-budget – Diwali or Halloween?
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s October mini-budget was presented the day before Diwali and the day before Halloween – which is appropriate because it can…
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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Pick n Pay: Lost cause or basement bargain?
Another bruising trading update shows Pick n Pay bracing for…
This time it’s different: Ramaphosa deploys army, vows jail for municipal officials
The president’s state of the nation address may have been…
Anglo American’s maple leaf temptations
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Battle of the grocery gourmets
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