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Vodacom Shameel Joosub remuneration. Rawpixel/Currency

Vodacom CEO’s R137m: 500 years of work for others

Vodacom is the first to disclose its pay gap under new rules – and first to show how to fudge the figures

GREENSIDE, SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 13: A bucket wheel excavator processes coal at a Thungela run Greenside coal mine on December 13, 2024 in Greenside, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.

Thungela digs in over shareholder rights   

The coal producer is digging in against what it says could lead to shareholders having unfettered rights to interfere in its business

Shirley Zinn basket balance. Spar group / Rawpixel / Currency collage

Is Spar’s deputy chair the most overworked director in town?

Shirley Zinn has one of the most impressive CVs in the business, with major roles at 15-odd entities

Roy Bagattini. Woolworths

Scoring while shareholders lose: why Woolies needs the Companies Act

Woolworths’ vexed relationship with shareholders is a great example of why changes to the Companies Act should be made law

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Thungela vs shareholders: the thorny issue of investor rights

A court case against the coal miner may finally clarify whether shareholders have the right to insist on AGM resolutions

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AGMs: going online to virtually dodge accountability?

Online-only AGMs are catching on in the UK and South Africa, with cost-cutting cited as the motive. But critics say they weaken shareholder accountability

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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