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Ann Crotty has decades of experience in writing about business and corporate governance. She is now a writer-at-large contributing to the Financial Mail.
The Prosus remuneration committee’s $100m moonshot deal for CEO Fabricio Bloisi doesn’t make much sense to most shareholders
Spar South Africa seemed on the way to international success but the debt resulting from those acquisitions now threatens its existence.
Sysco's $29.1bn purchase of Jetro has revealed just how successful Natie Kirsh's US business model has been. Jetro is the No 1 player in its sector, servicing small restaurants,…
Indifference and ennui by South Africa’s politicians and prosecutors pose a danger
Thirty years after the revitalisation of the AGM, large institutional investors are opting to eschew the event, preferring to engage with company boards behind closed doors…
Treasury gets a foothold in pushing for the business sector with dramatic new proposals
15 of the country’s 20 deficiencies in terms of FATF compliance have been rerated as no longer deficient
Ticking the boxes required by the King report hasn’t prevented corporate collapses, because enforcement is lacking
But the Irish have to pay for the privilege of living in a wealthy country
The smart money says the pay-TV group's rejection of Canal+ is not the end of a long courtship
Reports of the billionaire’s drug use suggest he has gone from maverick to feral — as has governance at Tesla
The Microsoft co-founder’s foundation might not be such a knight in shining armour
The supposedly final version of the Companies Amendment Bill is in play — but the business community is likely to be less than enamoured with its stipulations around the…
The Ascendis soap opera is not yet over — but minority investors may still have their say as the company is forced to re-write a buyout offer
UK’s Post Office scandal exposes Britannia’s rule
A US government department is South Africa’s good friend when it comes to our crooks
If only we had a government one-tenth as efficient and committed as the people who fight wildfires in the Cape
Shareholders of Ayo and AEEI have been told that the JSE will suspend the shares if the companies do not release their annual reports by January 31
Saica crows about a survey that ranked local CAs as the most trusted in eight countries — but it’s a hollow achievement
With accounting and auditing regulatory bodies already under close scrutiny, the South African Institute of Professional Accountants has become the latest such organisation to…
