Tuesday, March 10, 2026

The Finance Ghost

Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | CA Sales | Grindrod)

PGMs carried African Rainbow Minerals through the latest period. At Grindrod, the Port and Terminals segment has more than offset the pressure in Logistics. CA Sales announced a bolt-on acquisition in South Africa.

Bad taste is still taste

A film widely labelled as "the worst ever made" has spent two decades selling out midnight screenings. This raises an awkward possibility: maybe the line between “bad” and “good” is less stable than we like to think. Dominique Olivier introduces you to the cultural phenomenon that is The Room.

Ghost Stories #95: Reeling in returns: Sea Harvest’s best-ever performance

The ocean is a mystical place that has captured our imagination as a species for as long as anyone can remember. And although there are many fish in the sea, taking advantage of that resource in a sustainable and profitable way really isn’t that simple. Sea Harvest has signed off on an incredible year that demonstrates the depth of the strategy - quite literally. CEO Felix Ratheb and CFO Muhammad Brey joined me to explain the fishing industry and how they make money.

Ghost Bites (ADvTECH | FirstRand | Greencoat Renewables | Impala Platinum | Sanlam | STADIO)

Education sector duo ADvTECH and STADIO are showing excellent growth. FirstRand's improvement in certain metrics is extraordinary. Sanlam's numbers are complex. Impala Platinum can be grateful for PGM prices. Greencoat Renewables is embarking on major share buybacks.

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)

The risks of shadow AI in M&A transactions

Measures can be implemented in the due diligence process to identify Shadow AI risks, and to mitigate the damage.

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