Less is more
Casting back to the 1990 edition of Who Owns Whom the following directors held 25 or more directorships at the time.
| Director name | No. of Directorships | Group |
| H P De Villiers | 34 | Rembrandt |
| M W King | 32 | Anglo American |
| J G Pretorius | 30 | Federale Beleggings |
| D O Cohen | 25 | Form Scaff Industries |
| R A Steyn | 25 | Sanlam |
| No. of directorships | Count of Directors |
| 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 34 |
| 3 | 87 |
| 2 | 263 |
| 1 | 1,990 |
| Total | 2,392 |
| No. of Directorships | Count of Directors |
|---|---|
| 26 – 30 | 8 |
| 21 – 25 | 9 |
| 16 – 20 | 17 |
| 11 – 15 | 80 |
| 6 – 10 | 421 |
| 1 – 5 | 26,759 |
| Total | 27,294 |
[Source: WOWEB]
A recently launched WOW solution called Linkages overlays a series of algorithms over five datasets from Woweb: companies, their directors, shareholders, advisors, and industries, highlighting multiple influences and potential conflicts of interest and a situation with potential negative, unintended consequences.
The table below shows the number of individuals holding three or more directorships in the same industry segment:
| WOW Segment | Number of Individuals |
| Agriculture | 26 |
| Automotive & Parts | 50 |
| Aviation | 5 |
| Business Support Services | 115 |
| Chemicals & Fertilisers | 48 |
| Communication, Media & Technology (CMT) | 225 |
| Community and Personal services | 25 |
| Construction | 196 |
| Education | 6 |
| Energy & Water | 71 |
| Financial Institutions | 1031 |
| Fisheries & Aquaculture | 8 |
| Food & Beverage | 208 |
| Forestry & Wood | 3 |
| Healthcare | 96 |
| Hospitality, Gaming & Entertainment | 90 |
| Manufacturing | 136 |
| Marine | 1 |
| Mining | 187 |
| Public Enterprises | 3 |
| Real Estate | 172 |
| Retail & Wholesale | 173 |
| Transportation | 134 |
| Sanitation & Waste Management | 4 |
| Textiles, Clothing and Footwear | 34 |
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