ANN CROTTY: Froneman’s R300m haul — you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
The Sibanye-Stillwater CEO's payday has sparked a brouhaha, but wait for Covid bonus time in 18 months or so — R300m could look like chump change
ANN CROTTY: Neal Froneman’s R300m under fire
Why waste our time with long-winded claptrap about why CEOs deserve their eye-watering bonanzas? Just give them the money
ANN CROTTY: Cutifani’s high drama continues
He helped the group become a leader again in mining, but it may take a while for him to be considered a colossus of SA industry
ANN CROTTY: China’s lethal response to Covid laid bare
SA, like many nations, struggled to come to terms with the virus but its quick alert over Omicron showed up the recklessness of Beijing’s response in 2019
ANN CROTTY: Why Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe
Home-grown oligarchs have been keeping the former Soviet republic poor, even in days of plenty
ANN CROTTY: New Absa skipper knows the ropes in choppy waters
The pay may be good, but the choice for the top slot is controversial and the chalice could be poisoned
ANN CROTTY: The vulgar boatman
Ferries boss gets a lashing, but perhaps we consumers are also to blame
ANN CROTTY: In the seventh year of global panic
Our fears are often not thought through, while we ignore one of the real crises
ANN CROTTY: Beware of the share buyback
SA’s disclosure requirements are laughable as it is – now is not the time to loosen oversight
ANN CROTTY: Sitting on the fence over Russia might turn out to be the best strategy for SA
Eventually, SA may have to take sides – but it will be heavily influenced by what China does
ANN CROTTY: Let the arms dealers pay
As another war threatens, the cost of helping refugees remains an issue
ANN CROTTY: JSE starts to show some teeth at last
Finally it looks as though there are consequences for directors not doing their well-paid jobs properly
ANN CROTTY: Should we be worried about Xi Jinping?
George Soros for one is very worried about Xi Jinping. Should we be too?
ANN CROTTY: SOEs, and a 1% whistle-blower levy
During the state capture years, the well-resourced law firms, auditors and banks employed by the SOEs should surely have spotted that something was afoot
ANN CROTTY: So much for shareholder democracy
BlackRock wants to bring ‘more democracy’ to capitalism. Is it a ploy to take the environmental, social, and governance pressure off fund managers?
ANN CROTTY: Consultants lurking in the shadows
Why listed companies should disclose what consultants they’ve hired
ANN CROTTY: Markus Jooste’s Christmas reprieve
By nearly doubling the amount to be paid, Steinhoff directors succeed in corralling potential litigants into settlement deal
ANN CROTTY: China’s option falls flat
Global inequality prevails as communism taints Xi Jinping’s moves to hold the super rich to account
ANN CROTTY: How 21st century consumers are destroying environmental resources
If we were to pay for damage producers cause, nature would soon benefit
