Spar’s R3.7bn franchise fight
There’ll be no dividend for Spar shareholders again thanks to its overseas disasters, and now there’s a looming R4bn legal fight at home
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.
Rating the AGMs: Shoprite good, Sasol okay, Truworths woeful
It’s impossible to know how many Shoprite shareholders live in the town of Brackenfell in the northern suburbs of the Western Cape. It’s not
How Sasol went rogue on its climate ‘plans’
Has Sasol gone rogue? And more importantly, do its major shareholders even care? On Friday, the petrochemical giant endured another tense AGM – though,
Boxer heads to the ball
Boxer has endured something of a Cinderella status since it was acquired by Pick n Pay back in 2002. Its management kept a low
The death dash
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when shareholders and consumers didn’t care a jot about fatalities in the mining sector.
Smoke and mirrors on the JSE
In the space of less than a week there has been a flurry of remarkably upbeat-looking trading statements from the listed corporate community. All,
Looking out for the little guy
When appraisal rights were first introduced into South African law in 2011, shareholder activists hailed them as a much-needed way to counter the overwhelming
Pitch up, speak up – and rate the AGM
It’s sad to see that Shoprite has joined the ranks of JSE-listed companies that are prohibiting their shareholders from pitching up in person to
Why independence matters most
Of all the reasons for Pick n Pay’s existential challenges, few analysts would have tagged lack of involvement by the Ackerman family as one.