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Ghost Bites (Blu Label | City Lodge | Equites Property Fund | Gold Fields | Jubilee Metals | Kumba Iron Ore | Mondi |...
Vukile Property Fund wants to raise more capital. Mining houses Gold Fields, Kumba Iron Ore and Jubilee Metals released updates. Equites Property Fund has encouraging metrics. Mondi had a tough time in 2025. City Lodge is having a slow start to the year. Blu Label's numbers are still complicated.
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Ghost Bites (Araxi | Aveng | DRDGOLD | Glencore | Grindrod | Merafe | Pan African Resources | Sibanye-Stillwater | Transpaco)
Araxi announced the R1 billion acquisition of Pay@. Grindrod's core business is performing well. DRDGOLD, Glencore, Pan African Resources and Sibanye-Stillwater brought us a busy day of mining results. Merafe has been given a temporary lifeline by Eskom. Transpaco is struggling, while Aveng is at least slightly in the green now on HEPS.
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Ghost Bites (Afrimat | BHP | MTN | Sirius Real Estate)
Afrimat is firmly between a rock and a hard place. BHP released excellent interim results. MTN is moving ahead with the acquisition of IHS. Sirius Real Estate raised nearly R1.7 billion for acquisitions in Germany.
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Ghost Bites (AECI | Stefanutti Stocks | Telkom)
Telkom is telling a positive story in prepaid - and the market likes it. AECI's margins are jumping around, but earnings are up overall. Stefanutti Stocks has achieved a further increase in the order book.
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Ghost Bites (Cell C | Ethos Capital | Mustek | KAP)
Cell C's maiden results as a listed company show us their growth engines, but also expense pressures. KAP is looking much better than before, and so is Mustek. Ethos Capital is repurchasing 41.5% of its shares in issue.
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Ghost Bites (AB InBev | Altron | Brimstone – Sea Harvest | British American Tobacco | South32 | Tongaat Hulett)
AB InBev's beer volumes are dropping, while British American Tobacco reminds us what an industry in decline looks like. South32 did well overall. Altron has flagged higher earnings. Brimstone has been boosted by Sea Harvest. The show is sadly over at Tongaat Hulett, with disastrous effects on the sugar value chain.
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Ghost Bites (Aspen | Capitec | City Lodge | Nampak | Pan African Resources | Trustco)
Capitec's excellent growth story continues. Pan African Resources made a fortune in 2025. Aspen's interims are predictably awful, but they are looking to the future. Nampak's business update is encouraging. City Lodge's growth was offset by currency moves. Trustco's Meya Mining raised debt for its diamond mining ambitions.
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Ghost Bites (Powerfleet | Trellidor | Standard Bank)
Powerfleet is closer to achieving a net profit. Shock and horror: Standard Bank is not actually trying to acquire other banks. Trellidor's earnings have collapsed - will the turnaround ever come?
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Ghost Bites (Bidvest | DRDGOLD | Hyprop | Metair | Northam Platinum | Orion | Pick n Pay | RMB Holdings | Vukile Property...
Pick n Pay looks more like a basket case by the day, with losses increasing rather than improving. RMB Holdings announced an offer by the Atterbury consortium. Vukile Property Fund's local festive numbers look good. Other updates came in from Bidvest, DRDGOLD, Hyprop, Metair, Northam Platinum and Orion Minerals.
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Ghost Bites (Gold Fields | Discovery – Growthpoint)
Gold Fields' HEPS more than doubled in 2025 as the gold sector continues to print cash. Discovery and Growthpoint have announced a deal for the Discovery head office - is it possible that they are both winners in the transaction?
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Ghost Bites (Anglo American | ArcelorMittal | Boxer | Glencore | Hudaco | KAL | Kumba | Lesaka | MTN | Prosus – Naspers...
Glencore has walked away from Rio Tinto discussions. MTN and Super Group are busy with acquisitions. Anglo American, Kumba Iron Ore and Valterra Platinum gave production updates. Sasol is suffering with weak oil prices. ArcelorMittal is just suffering with everything. Prosus released a shareholder letter. Lesaka Technologies reported its first positive net income. Boxer, Hudaco and KAL also gave important trading updates.
