Is the ‘US exceptionalism’ trade over?
The US market has fallen out of bed with a thud thanks to Trump’s on-off tariffs. Is now the time to switch out of
The exchange … with Purple Group’s Charles Savage
A massive swing back to profit for Purple Group raises the question: when will its share price follow suit?
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
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,
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
Can Boxer KO retail rivals?
It was a big number bonanza last week, when Boxer invited South Africa’s analyst community for a six-hour tinkerfest under the retailer’s metaphorical hood,
Capitec: Everything, all at once
A quarter of a century ago, Henk Lourens was in charge of acquisitions at the PSG arm that would later grow into Capitec. His
Aspen: Still a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’?
The least favourite part of Aspen CEO Stephen Saad’s job, it seems, is delivering the firm’s twice-yearly results presentations. It’s hard to blame him
Bell’s most baffling move yet
Just days after the Bell family had been offering minority shareholders in heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment R53 a share to buy them out,