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Glencore
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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.
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Ghost Bites (Brait | Merafe | MTN Nigeria | Northam Platinum | Vukile Property Fund)
MTN Nigeria had a great year in 2025, but nothing comes close to the positive swing at Northam Platinum. Vukile is acquiring its first property in Madrid. Brait has sold R1 billion worth of shares in Premier. Merafe's 2025 numbers were horrible, as is to be expected when smelters were gathering dust.
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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 (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.
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Ghost Bites (Datatec | Glencore | Harmony Gold | Hyprop | Impala Platinum | Mpact | The Foschini Group | RCL Foods | Southern...
The Foschini Group released an ugly set of numbers, while Hyprop confirmed an important retail trend. Southern Sun has locked in a great deal. There are mining updates from Glencore, Harmony Gold and Impala Platinum. 377 jobs are on the line at Mpact. At RCL Foods, the sugar industry is hurting them. Super Group is on the wrong end of the UK automotive sector. Zeder is finally selling Zaad. Datatec announced a bolt-on acquisition.
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Ghost Bites (ArcelorMittal | Gemfields | Impala Platinum | MC Mining | Ninety One – Sanlam | Orion Minerals)
ArcelorMittal reported another huge loss. Impala Platinum is grateful for higher PGM prices. Gemfields signs off on an ugly year. MC Mining and Orion Minerals released quarterly updates. Ninety One and Sanlam concluded the SA component of their deal.
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Ghost Bites (ASP Isotopes | Dipula Properties | Exxaro | Glencore | Sibanye-Stillwater | Woolworths)
The Woolworths trading update shows that South Africa is way outperforming Australia (as usual). Dipula Properties is another helpful retail data point. Glencore and Sibanye-Stillwater released important mining updates. Exxaro is finalising its manganese deal. ASP Isotopes is making progress with Renergen's assets.
