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
The exchange … with Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers
The market couldn’t muster up much enthusiasm for Pick n Pay’s first-half results yesterday, with the shares opening 2.5% higher only to close flat.
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.
How high will gold go?
Gold has two qualities that make it different from copper, iron ore and lithium. The first is that it’s rustless. It doesn’t degrade over
Nampak’s rise from the ashes
The meeting was over and all but a few stragglers had headed off into the late afternoon Cape Town traffic. They included the CEO,
Behind Coronation’s R1.5bn BEE deal
Pension fund trustees, fed up with the slow pace of transformation in South Africa’s asset management industry, have flexed their muscles and threatened to
My worst day in the market
“It was October 1987: a mad time for stockbrokers because we were in the middle of a global listings boom. It made subsequent booms
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
The maddening genius of Elon Musk
As investments in new ventures go, it’s hard to imagine Elon Musk being interested in developing a golf course or building a hotel, which