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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… by Shirley de Villiers July 21, 2025 Opinion·Politics 13
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New ‘pay transparency’ rules before year-end A revolutionary revamp of South Africa’s remuneration rules is coming. Are companies ready?… by Rob Rose June 3, 2025 Energy & ESG
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The long wait for fair pay rules The only winners from the delay to tougher new rules on executive pay will be the country’s army of remuneration consultants… by Ann Crotty January 3, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance
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… by Ann Crotty December 20, 2024 Investing & Finance·Opinion
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… by Ann Crotty October 18, 2024 Investing & Finance
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