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The Joburg Property Company boss is in the crosshairs of Outa, which is looking to have her declared a delinquent director…
Did Capitec’s Gerrie Fourie really fumble the first-ever AGM question? Why, yes
The CEO shot down an entirely fair question about a share split, before tearing up about his 11 years at South Africa’s fastest-growing bank…
Returns, and redemption, for the GEPF
The GEPF says it’s cleaned house and tightened control over the PIC. But scandals like Daybreak and Ayo still linger…
Robbing a city blind
The CEOs of Joburg’s barely functional utilities – like Joburg Water and City Power – are budgeted to cost R40m this year…
Don’t blame the business rescue practitioner!
Honesty and fast action on the part of a company’s board would go a long way to making business rescue – if it comes…
AGMs: JSE is tops, Sanlam isn’t
The JSE and Absa have shown how an AGM should be handled; Sanlam needs a serious overhaul…
AGM watch: Old Mutual and Nedbank show up shoddy MTN
MTN could take a leaf out of Nedbank and Old Mutual’s books in how to conduct a decent shareholder meeting…
Daybreak: a stain on South African business
Daybreak Foods, where 350,000 animals were culled while board members feathered their nests, is a tragic symbol of management failure…
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