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Ghost Bites (Astral Foods | MTN Ghana | Primary Health Properties)
Astral Foods has tightened its earnings guidance. MTN Ghana has banked another strong quarter. Primary Health Properties is delivering on merger synergies. And there are plenty of Nibbles today!
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Ghost Bites (AECI | BHP | Capitec | Quilter | Spear REIT | South32 | Standard Bank | Stor-Age)
Capitec looks unstoppable. BHP and South32 released important production updates. Spear REIT is raising R1 billion. Standard Bank is enjoying double-digit growth. Quilter is doing well in 2026. Stor-Age announced a small deal. AECI found a whoopsie in the financials.
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The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec: Ep 9 (Innovation, engineered by the Van Greunens)
Any business owner knows that software can make or break a business. And when software is built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, the benefits are even clearer. Like many great businesses, Olympia Engage was created to solve the challenges its founders faced in their previous businesses. With hands-on experience managing large teams and running performance and incentivisation programmes, brothers Manie and George Van Greunen set out to build digital solutions that address these challenges.
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The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec: Ep 8 (Business Banking, but better)
Capitec understands the challenges faced by entrepreneurs. Throughout this season of The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec, we’ve explored how affordable transactional banking and access to finance can help business owners grow.
But how does it all come together? And how did Capitec make such a strong impact on the business banking scene so quickly?
This is The Finance Ghost in conversation with Karl Kumbier (Executive for Business Bank), Amrei Botha (Executive of Client Experience Delivery) and Sicelo Mkhize (Head of Distribution).
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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 (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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The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec: Ep 7 (Driving more than turnover)
Priscilla Msimanga made the leap that so many dream of, yet few are willing to make: leaving a big corporate role and shifting into the grinding world of entrepreneurship. To add to the intrigue, she bought a Shell forecourt and stepped into specialist retail. From pumping fuel to serving food, this is a lovely story of rolling up those sleeves and learning how to run a business.
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Ghost Bites (Mr Price | NEPI Rockcastle)
Mr Price isn't backing off on the NKD deal, despite the absolute hatred for the transaction from the market. NEPI's pre-close update shows the importance of looking at per-share growth.
