Rating the AGMs: The last of the season
Shareholders gave RMH a rough time but were almost entirely absent at WeBuyCars, in the last of the season’s AGMs
Behind Trump’s $1bn energy blow to South Africa
It seemed catastrophic when Donald Trump cut $1bn in funding for South Africa’s just energy transition. But it is far from existential
Electric cars: Is now the time to plug in?
South Africa is hugely behind the electric vehicle adoption curve, but the falling cost of cars and high price of fuel are radically changing
Shareholders stonewall RMH non-execs’ pay
A group of disgruntled shareholders have blocked RMH non-executive directors’ pay – for only the third time in JSE history
Rating the AGMs: Absent shareholders miss out
Shareholders are skipping AGMs, leaving the floor to those who show up. Less oversight, less engagement. Is this the future of investor capitalism?
Why Barloworld’s CEO should be benched
Whatever way you cut it, managing Barloworld would be a lot more straightforward for all if CEO Dominic Sewela was parked on the bench
How to stay off the AGM sh*t list
You don’t want to get onto Ann Crotty’s corporate sh*t list. So here’s the Currency guide to holding a better AGM in 2025
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
Final slap for TotalEnergies in ‘greenwashing’ case
A ruling by South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board is another blow to TotalEngergies’ efforts to recast itself as a defender of environmental rights
Rupert’s class-act AGM
Currency’s AGM scoring system gives Remgro an ‘A’ but FirstRand a ‘D’.