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

Spur shareholders must stomach a legal provision of R129.5 million. Thungela's earnings and share price chart are world's apart. MTN Uganda requires a careful read. Schroder European Real Estate prepares for a managed wind-down.

An enormous day of news saw 12 major corporate updates across multiple sectors, all covered in detail in Ghost Bites alongside the smaller Nibbles.

Strong numbers came through from Discovery, Fortress Real Estate, Libstar and Spur. Tiger Brands is doing as well as they can in a deflationary environment. KAP is doing better on margins, but has much work to do on revenue. OUTsurance had a tough period in Australia, but decent numbers overall. Nedbank is struggling to find growth, while Truworths remains reliant on the UK.

Curro is becoming a non-profit organisation - and it all makes perfect sense. OUTsurance is flying. Punters took profit on Blue Label after results. Afrimat and Transpaco are having a tough time. Bidcorp put in a dependable performance. Spur has a legal battle around a rib plant.

There's no sign of recovery in the Aspen share price. Conversely, Blue Label just keeps aiming for the stars. Exxaro, Spur, Octodec and WBHO all had positive stories. Curro is suffering with a slow and steady decline in numbers.

Purple Group's growth flywheel is spinning. Alphamin is back up and running at the Bisie tin mine. Assura has rejected the Primary Health Properties deal and gone with the all-cash offer from KKR/Stonepeak.

In a busy day on the property sector, Growthpoint and Lighthouse announced results, while Sirius has another acquisition in the bag. Ethos Capital had a particularly strong period. Hulamin has flagged weak numbers. Metair has made progress on debt. enX declared a special dividend. Datatec released a useful presentation on Logicalis.