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You wonder why the drafters of the King V director codes bother, with plenty of governance escape clauses for directors who are anything but…
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New King code bets big on sustainability, despite Trump U-turn
The King committee has doubled down on sustainability, given the risk ESG concerns pose to business…
Rating the AGMs – how the old Barlow’s unbundlings stack up
It’s AGM season for the old Barloworld stable of companies; Spar and Nampak get top marks but the original scores a ‘fail’…
CEO stays as Barloworld bid drags on
Barloworld’s compromised CEO isn’t going anywhere – even though his buyout offer will only be resolved by end-September…
How Joburg set fire to your money
Given the City of Joburg’s cavalier attitude to other people’s money, it’s no wonder it keeps pushing through crippling increases…
Elon Musk: Worth every dollar he didn’t get
A block to Elon Musk’s $56bn pay award – thanks to Tesla’s ‘impossible’ milestones – could carry an even bigger cost hit if it’s…
A mystery, wrapped in an Exxaro enigma
Behind the mystery suspension of Exxaro’s CEO lies a story of rampant factionalism at a company that, analysts say, has done nothing for years…
I quit! Time to sharpen the JSE’s resignation rules
The JSE’s allowance of bland director resignation statements is doing no-one any favours…
Municipal meltdown: Now it’s workers’ pensions at risk
South Africa’s municipalities are in arrears with employee pension payments, underscoring a huge governance problem at the local level…
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