Just one woman makes the top 100

SA's richest female comes in at 78th on the Rich List
Women had made very little headway in securing directorships and executive management titles in the private sector, according to the recent Women in Leadership Census released by the Business women's Association (BWA).
"We are at a point where we know that without any legislative or regulatory intervention, things will not change," Kunya-lala Maphisa, the president of BWA, said.
The fact that only one woman is featured in the top 100 of the Rich List this year reinforces this sentiment.
Sharon Wapnick, non-executive chairman of Premium Properties and Octodec Investments, is the richest woman in South Africa, according to the Rich List.
Wapnick is the daughter of Alec Wapnick, who started City Property, a residential and commercial management company, in 1968.
Sharon Wapnick's total value in listed investments is about R351.9-million, putting her in 78th position on the Rich List.
Judy Dlamini, a non-executive chairman at Aspen Pharmacare, is the second-richest woman with a total value of R156.6-million in listed investments, but her wealth has only landed her in the 151st position on the Rich List.
Zyda Rylands, the first female executive director at retail giant Woolworths, is not far behind Dlamini. Her total value in investments is worth about R152-million, making her the 153rd- richest person in the country.
Coming in fourth place is Toni Haarburger, an executive director at Holdsport, whose investments are worth R135.4-million. She is 165th on the list.
The fifth-richest woman in the country is Thandi Orleyn, a non-executive director of Ceramic Industries and Reunert, who holds investments worth R122.6-million and garnered the 172nd position.
Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll maintained her position as the best-paid female CEO, although she was only the second best-paid female director in 2011.
Carroll, in her capacity as CEO of Anglo American and a non-executive director at Anglo American Platinum, received a salary of R13.6-million and a performance bonus of R11.2-million.
Carroll was the third-highest- paid CEO in the mining sector after BHP Billiton's Marius Kloppers and Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland. Kloppers took home a total package of R88.9-million for the 2011 financial year, while Holland pocketed R39.3-million, including a R22-million performance bonus.
BHP Billiton also employs the highest-paid female director, Karen Wood, who is in charge of public affairs at the mining giant. She earned a salary of about R7-million last year and an additional R7.6-million performance bonus. What gave her the edge and bumped her up ahead of Carroll, was the R22.7-million she got in share gains.
Carroll is 10th-best-paid CEO in the country and the only woman in the top 50 best-paid CEOs.
Following Carroll as the female director with the third- highest total pay cheque was Martha Wikstrom. Wikstrom is an executive director at luxury goods company Richemont as the head of its fashion and accessories business. She was paid R23.7-million during the 2011 year, including a performance bonus of R8-million.
The fourth-best-paid female director, and the second-best-paid female CEO, was Mvelaphanda's Yolanda Cuba, who bagged about R11.6-million in the 2011 financial year. Cuba has since resigned as CEO of Mvelaphanda.
Maria Ramos, CEO of Absa, was the third-best-paid female CEO, and the 14th best-paid female director . Ramos took home a salary of R6.7-million and no performance bonus. While Ramos lagged behind her male counterparts in the banking sector in terms of the total package due to her not receiving a performance bonus, she earned a higher salary than they did.
Jacko Maree, CEO of Standard Bank, received a salary of R5.6-million and a performance bonus of R8.8-million. Mike Brown, CEO of Nedbank, received a slightly lower salary of R5.3-million and a performance bonus of R9.7-million.
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita of steel giant ArcelorMittal was the fourth-best-paid female CEO and received a salary of R4.4-million, but took home a total package of R6.6-million, which included her performance bonus.
Rounding off the list of the top five best-paid female CEOs was head of the National Empowerment Fund Philisiwe Buthelezi, with a R6.4-million package for the 2011 year.
Nicky Newton-King, the first female CEO of the JSE, pocketed a total package of R5.3-million in her position as deputy CEO of the bourse last year and was the 25th-best-paid female executive last year.
