Naspers board declined to disclose delivery-worker injury/death data for 22,000 Takealot and Mr D drivers despite shareholder pressure
Aug 27, 2026At Naspers's 112th Annual General Meeting on August 27, 2026, the board confirmed it does not publicly disclose deaths or accidents among the roughly 22,000 Takealot and Mr D delivery drivers (15,000 Takealot, 7,000 Mr D), citing the absence of industry-wide reporting standards. South African shareholder-activism nonprofit Just Share pressed the board on how many of the 22,000 drivers were injured or killed in the 2026 financial year and what compensation or medical costs the company paid, as well as the share of foreign nationals, asylum seekers, and refugees in the delivery fleet and how July 2026 anti-migrant protests in Johannesburg affected driver earnings and platform access. Independent non-executive director Debra Meyer said Naspers was 'advancing internal reporting while it looks for meaningful public metrics' but did not commit to a disclosure timeline.