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Wayne Duvenage has not given up his fight to have e-tolls

Driving the e-toll opposition

The highest court overturned an interdict against highway charges, but Wayne Duvenage will not give up, writes Heather Formby.

Pick n Pay chief executive Richard Brasher

‘How I’ll make Pick n Pay tops’

New Pick n Pay chief executive Richard Brasher wants the retailer to regain its position as South Africa’s market leader.

Cheryl Carolus.

Carolus blames departure on ‘comedy of errors’

The missing letter from the treasury providing a R5-billion, two-year guarantee for SAA suddenly arrived at the state-run airline last week.

New day for Barclays a big challenge

Some analysts believe the bank’s One Africa policy makes sense but question if it can be done.

“The relaxation of restrictions is a moderate proposal that is based on hydrological risk assessment that indicates that it is safe to do so at the level of risk that is agreed upon,” says Ian Neilson. (David Harrison/M&G)

Slaapstad: We are wide awake

Cape Town’s financial boss tells Heather Formby why it did not get a clean audit from the auditor general.

“Many of the other business in the Steinhoff group offer good prospects and I strongly believe every attempt possible should be made to restructure the group as expeditiously as possible

Mr Moneybags shrugs off the load

Despite Christo Wiese’s highly public run-in with the British authorities, it is business as usual, writes Heather Formby.

Well-known for being a careful planner

Lamberti still man of the masses

Transaction Capital’s new chief has brought into play many of the skills he learned at Massmart.

Alan Knott-Craig is looking to Africa to build his company

Dream warrior on a mission

Avatars, warriors, wizards, whizz-kids, mavericks and dreamers, meet the man who is moving Mxit into emerging markets.

Trading ego for emotional acumen

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s new chief executive Nicky Newton-King ticked all the right boxes for the job, writes Heather Formby.