Sunday, November 16, 2025

The Finance Ghost

A succulent crime story

How did a lockdown hobby turn into an ecological emergency? In the stillness of the Karoo, poachers aren’t after gold or ivory, but thumb-sized succulents so coveted that entire species are vanishing into the black market.

Ghost Bites (Brait | Cell C | Italtile | Premier – RFG Holdings | Sanlam)

Cell C's offer is open to qualifying shareholders. Brait is enjoying a strong lift at Virgin Active. Premier - RFG have released their merger circular. Italtile is still struggling. Sanlam's numbers are going to become trickier to interpret.

South African M&A Analysis Q1 – Q3 2025

Round-up of South African M&A activity for Q1 - Q3 2025

Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?

Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies

Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies

Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies

Who’s doing what in the African M&A and debt financing space?

Weekly summary of all M&A, financial and debt market activity from across Africa (excluding South Africa)

South Africa’s equity capital markets – in terminal decline or turning a corner?

Since the beginning of 2018, SA has had six of the seven quietest years of equity issuance in the last twenty years.

Where investable returns still live in South African solar

The investment landscape for solar has evolved dramatically over the past decade, necessitating a relook at where returns are possible for investors.

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