Rating the AGMs: Shoprite good, Sasol okay, Truworths woeful
It’s impossible to know how many Shoprite shareholders live in the town of Brackenfell in the northern suburbs of the Western Cape. It’s not…
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How Sasol went rogue on its climate ‘plans’
Has Sasol gone rogue? And more importantly, do its major shareholders even care? On Friday, the petrochemical giant endured another tense AGM – though,…
A pleb’s guide to spending your year-end bonus
Not everyone is a top exec. The countdown to that long-awaited year-end bonus feels like it drags on forever, especially as payday approaches. You…
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…
House arrest: How the GEPF lost out
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…
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Avoid buyer’s remorse: navigating the car-buying maze
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The financial literacy myth: knowing isn’t doing
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