Friday, October 24, 2025

The Finance Ghost

Ghost Bites (4Sight | Adcorp | Afrimat | ASP Isotopes | Clicks | Labat Africa | Raubex | Sasol)

Sasol set tongues wagging with a production update and a sharp rally in the share price. Afrimat's share price also moved much higher thanks to positive momentum. Clicks released great numbers, while financial updates came through from 4Sight, Adcorp and Raubex as well. In deal news, ASP Isotopes is making an acquisition in the US and Labat Africa is selling the cannabis assets.

Ghost Bites (Famous Brands | Quilter | Salungano | Vunani)

Famous Brands is up at group level, but the performance remains far too reliant on the manufacturing side of the business. Quilter's net inflows continue. Vunani has positive momentum. Salungano signed a coal supply agreement with Eskom.

Ghost Stories #78: Buying a house? Buy smarter with data

We all need somewhere to live, but that doesn't mean that buying property should be the default decision. Most of all, it doesn't mean that buying any property at any price is sensible. Data-led decision making is crucial when buying a home, especially in South Africa where house prices don't automatically go up. Hayley Ivins-Downes of Lightstone Property joined me to discuss the facts around property values and trends in South Africa.

Ghost Bites (BHP | Metair | Oasis Crescent | Reinet | Sirius Real Estate | South32 | The Foschini Group | Zeder)

The Foschini Group had a hideous day. Metair and Sirius released juicy investor day presentations with loads of detail. BHP and South32 released quarterly updates. Look out for Oasis Crescent, Reinet and Zeder as well.

Ghost Bites (Balwin | Blu Label – Cell C | Coronation | KAL | Optasia – Ethos Capital Partners | Sirius Real Estate |...

Optasia released the pre-listing statement. Blu Label shareholders gave support to the Cell C plans. Sirius Real Estate announced an acquisition. Coronation, Balwin and KAL released promising updates, while Spear REIT is steady as ever. Southern Palladium is raising capital.

Ghost Stories #77: What AI means for real-world business – and for your job

AI has dominated the headlines this year and is the cause of seemingly bottomless investment in markets like the US. This is technology theatre at its finest, accompanied by flashy presentations and even flashier share prices at the world's biggest tech companies. But what impact is it actually having on the corporates on the ground who are the eventual users of the service? And what does it mean for jobs? Shane Cooper of Forvis Mazars in South Africa joined me to unpack these topics.

PODCAST: No Ordinary Wednesday Ep112 | IMF Special – Signals from Washington

In this special IMF edition of No Ordinary Wednesday, Cumesh Moodliar, CEO of Investec South Africa, and Ruth Leas, CEO of Investec UK, unpack the signals from this year’s meetings in Washington – from the “three Ts” shaping investor sentiment (Trump, technology and tariffs) to the cautious optimism surrounding South Africa’s reform momentum.

Ghost Bites (4Sight | Insimbi | Jubilee Metals | Labat | Prosus | Safari Investments – Heriot | Stefanutti Stocks | Standard Bank)

Safari Investments plans to go private with Heriot - but at a cheeky price. Prosus will get 100% of Just Eat Takeaway.com. Standard Bank's performance is consistent. Labat is a very different company now. On a busy day, we also saw updates from the likes of 4Sight, Insimbi, Jubilee Metals and Stefanutti Stocks.

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