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CEOs earn R24.9m at SA’s 10 biggest companies

The report finds that only 2.2% of the CEOs at JSE-listed companies are women

The crux of the issue, says senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand Lumkile Mondi, is how to hold the government accountable.
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BBC China editor quits in equal pay protest

Carrie Gracie said she resigned last week over a "crisis of trust" which has engulfed the BBC.

Saftu leaders are confident that a number of Cosatu-affiliated unions will join them.

South Africa has a new trade union federation. Can it break the mould?

Historically, trade unions in the country have played a significant role in shaping the political landscape.

Christine Lagarde has urged vigilance as she addressed the meetings in Bali, warning against “collective amnesia” about what sparked previous financial crises.(Eric Vidal/Reuters)

W20 to mind the (gender) gap

It’s a no-brainer that more women need to work, prompting the launch of a new G20-linked group.

Banked, but women still losing out financially

South African women are more money-savvy than they used to be with more bank accounts than men, but they still earn less than their male counterparts.

Investigate executive salaries to close the wage gap

A government research initiative aims to tackle executives’ preposterous salaries to rectify the country’s skewed income distribution.

Although the proposed amendment is a good start, the department has missed an opportunity to transform the way executive compensation is determined and justified in South Africa. (Reuters)

Men get lion’s share of income

South Africa’s gender wage gap is among the world’s worst, with women earning a third less on average than men.

Nuptials widen the wage gap

Women just can’t catch a break: new research has shown that the rate of a woman’s wage growth slows after she gets married, whereas men’s increases.