The CEO of Africa’s biggest stock exchange, Nicky Newton-King, is retiring after eight years at the helm, at a time when foreign investors are ditching SA stocks in droves. 

The JSE, which on Tuesday announced Newton-King was leaving, also reported that its interim net profit after tax tanked 29% to R398m. Headline earnings were also down 29%. ..

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