Rob Rose
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Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
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ROB ROSE: Sikonathi Mantshantsha – an expert on grim tidings
The departure of former FM deputy editor Sikonathi Mantshantsha as Eskom spokesperson leaves another void at the utility → Read More
ROB ROSE: Deloitte’s dubious dodge
The audit giant was at the scene of a R12bn fraud at Tongaat Hulett. This week it settled the case for R260m, admitting no liability → Read More
ROB ROSE: Making criminals of honest South Africans
The small matter of R18 is the hill upon which taxpayer principles run into state intransigence → Read More
Replacing André de Ruyter: who dares apply?
Who dares apply to be Eskom’s 11th CEO in 11 years? As André de Ruyter tells the FM, it’s an unforgiving (and dangerous) job. So what will an ideal candidate need? → Read More
ROB ROSE: Cadre deployment: the heart of SA’s darkness
In the face of overwhelming evidence about the ways cadre deployment has harmed South Africa, the ANC remains shameless → Read More
ROB ROSE: Beware South African Tourism’s Iron Fist
There is a reason to be deeply sceptical about Themba Khumalo’s evangelical defence of his sketchy R900m Tottenham Hotspur deal. But what his response reveals most is the agency’s attitude towards transparency and democracy → Read More
ROB ROSE: Inside the Mad Men era of investment banking
Wild tales of revelry strip the veil from banking’s stiff and stuffy image → Read More
Can Tongaat Hulett be saved?
After revelations in 2019 that it had added R12bn worth of ‘artificial sweetener’ to its accounts, Africa’s largest sugar company has hit the skids. More than 500,000 people depend on its survival — but can it prevail in a world where sugar producers are under siege? → Read More
ROB ROSE: ‘Seven years to bust’ — unless Cyril acts
In a blistering new paper, economist Claude de Baissac excoriates the crumbling South African state, and touts a possible class action against the ANC → Read More
We’ve made mistakes, admits new Spar chair Mike Bosman
The retailer seems to be working on cleaning up its act after board ructions and damaging revelations — but have all the skeletons been swept from the shelves? → Read More
ROB ROSE: Amid state bungling, resilient South African firms stand tall
Government ineptitude means those companies that haven't collapsed are battle-hardened in a way few other countries could emulate → Read More
Tit for tat as African Phoenix targets analysts
An extraordinary attack on four top-rated analysts may yet backfire spectacularly → Read More
ROB ROSE: Spar’s media threats backfire
Retailer Spar hopes its mess won’t smell so bad if it keeps a lid on it. We know how that works out → Read More
ROB ROSE: Show us the money, Tongaat tells suitors
A consortium of cane growers, hoping to buy the local assets of Tongaat Hulett, Africa’s largest sugar producer, say the business rescue team has ignored them so far → Read More
ROB ROSE: Five years on, against all odds, Steinhoff lives
The Steinhoff saga has become famous for its class action settlement — and infamous for the speed of prosecutions → Read More
ROB ROSE: The most corrupt company you’ve never heard of
A string of confidential Steinhoff documents lays bare the mechanics of the dodgy dealings in Europe responsible for the vast majority of the R106bn fraud → Read More
ROB ROSE: Is Sasol greenwashing its climate promises?
It’s the country’s largest polluter, and is doing more than most. But there are serious holes in its climate policy → Read More
ROB ROSE: Can South Africa avoid a wave of company collapses?
A toxic economy has felled many of South Africa's largest firms in recent years and yet, thanks to an imperceptible resilience, many have toughed it out → Read More
ROB ROSE: Hunger Games, Truworths-style
How is it that the 105-year-old retailer can’t seem to kick its Michael Mark habit? → Read More
Shareholders rattle the Fortress
Fed-up investors have invoked a little-used clause to force a meeting that they hope will keep property group Fortress a dividend-paying Reit → Read More