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Rupert’s class-act AGM Currency’s AGM scoring system gives Remgro an ‘A’ but FirstRand a ‘D’.… by Ann Crotty December 2, 2024 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance·Opinion
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The curious case of the resignation that wasn’t The board of Quantum Foods is embroiled in a furious attempt to fire a director who insisted governance rules be followed.… by Ann Crotty November 25, 2024 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
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What’s worse: Doctoring your CV or stealing billions? South Africa is such a strange country. You can run a transparent actual fraud on actual pensioners, in which you take their actual savings… by Tim Cohen November 19, 2024 Energy & ESG·Opinion
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