In this episode of The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec, The Finance Ghost sits down with Gelato Mania Financial Director Kosta Kappatos to unpack the journey behind one of South Africa's favourite gelato brands.

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

Comic Con Africa is a thriving business built on community, creativity and fandom. In this episode, Carla Massmann (Show Director of Comic Con Africa and Founder of Mogul Media) joins The Finance Ghost to discuss the rise of the geek economy, how Comic Con grew into one of Africa's biggest pop culture events, why community drives business success and what brands can learn from fans.

From humble beginnings selling Bluetooth car kits to building Planetworld into a diversified importer and distributor of 78 global brands, Planetworld co-founder and CEO Maurice van Heerden shares a refreshingly honest view of what it takes to scale a business. 

Accelerate Property Fund has made more progress. Bytes Technology investors must be patient for growth in profits. Capitec has sold its rental finance business to Sasfin. Sappi jumped on positive news about recent trading.

Hyprop is tapping the market for R500 million in fresh equity capital. VCP now has a stake of over 5% in Bytes Technology.

Several SA banks have enjoyed a ratings upgrade from Fitch. A new bidder has emerged for Mantengu's Blue Ridge Platinum. PKMI's bid for MAS shares ended in a puff of smoke and not much else. Oando is a vertically integrated energy company that nobody talks about.

Brait is stretching the definition of "value unlock" to breaking point. Libstar is having a rough interim period. BHP's Jansen Project is neither on time nor on budget. In happier news, STADIO's growth strategy is working and Sephaku grew earnings despite pressure at its associate. Reinet is starting to return cash to shareholders. enX found an international buyer for New Way Power.