South Africa’s Top 100 CEOs

Octogenarian Neil Jowell of Trencor is comfortably the oldest of the Top 100 while PSG’s Piet Mouton, at 37, is three years below the next youngest CEO.

ADvTech’s turnaround completed; ready now for Curro-type rating?

One of South Africa’s more neglected natural resources is its people. Unemployment is high, and the education system, burdened by the legacy of apartheid, is still struggling to improve standards. This puts ADvTECH in a unique position. As a private education and recruitment company, ADvTECH is wholly focused on nurturing young talent, and finding and … Read more

Standard Bank CEO Ben Kruger: Forget 25% ROEs – 15% is the new normal

Banks are businesses that are strongly keyed to interest rates. When rates are high, banks tend to see their earnings increase, albeit with a simultaneous growth in bad debts. When rates are low, bank margins get tighter even as lending books grow. It’s no surprise, then, that Standard Bank has seen its return on equity shrink … Read more