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…
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It was a big number bonanza last week, when Boxer invited South Africa’s analyst community for a six-hour tinkerfest under the retailer’s metaphorical hood,…
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A quarter of a century ago, Henk Lourens was in charge of acquisitions at the PSG arm that would later grow into Capitec. His…
Aspen: Still a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’?
The least favourite part of Aspen CEO Stephen Saad’s job, it seems, is delivering the firm’s twice-yearly results presentations. It’s hard to blame him…
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,…
How Pick n Pay shortchanged retail investors with Boxer’s IPO
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…
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 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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Robyn Curnow steps back, and explains why President Donald Trump’s…
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South African foreign policy: Vrot with contradiction
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