BizNews.com interviewed Helga De Vasconcelos, Director at Singular Systems to get an in-depth understanding of exactly what Transfer Secretaries do, how the system works, and how this essentially impacts shareholders and companies that are either listed, or looking to list.
Tributes to Robin Williams after the actor’s death from suspected suicide on Monday: “Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable … Read more
A tumultuous week for South African business news is coming to a close. Looking at the biggest stories is Brigid Taylor, Director at Dreadnought Capital. She lends her expert insights to the situation around Abil’s share price plummet after a dismal earning’s announcement expecting  full year losses to total $600 million. The share price has … Read more
Many serious investors make a study of the field. In particular, they read voraciously on the investment strategies of successful investors. Few are more closely watched than the Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett. Less attention is paid to Charlie Munger, the man who has worked closely with Buffett for not far off half-a-century. In this … Read more
If you aren’t tweeting and checking in regularly to social media channels, and have delegated these roles to others, you are in danger of becoming a business dinosaur. That is the stark and compelling warning from Graeme Codrington, one of South Africa’s most sought-after futurists in global business circles, in this open letter to CEOs. … Read more
You have to feel for Cyril Ramaphosa. Until Lonmin hosted the spectacular explosion of the festering sore that is mining labour relations, he seemed blissfully unaware of a nasty human trait called envy. Allowing his mind to drift to a thought that his time at the top was coming. The Presidency of South Africa. One day not too far away.