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Ghost Bites (BHP | British American Tobacco | Mahube Infrastructure | Merafe | Thungela)
Thungela updated the market on a tough year. British American Tobacco has reaffirmed 2026 guidance. BHP unlocked capital through a BlackRock infrastructure deal. Merafe is hoping for progress with Eskom. Mahube Infrastructure may be leaving our market.
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Ghost Bites (Aveng | British American Tobacco | Gemfields | RMB Holdings | Schroder European Real Estate | Stor-Age | Trematon)
Stor-Age raised capital at a premium to NAV. Gemfields looks brighter. Aveng won't be selling McConnell Dowell for now at least. British American Tobacco unlocked over R7 billion in cash. RMB Holdings received an expression of interest from Atterbury. Reality has hit at Trematon. Schroder European Real Estate is a struggle.
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Ghost Bites (Accelerate Property Fund | Alexforbes | Equites Property Fund | Fairvest | Hyprop | Lighthouse Properties | Nutun | Remgro | Standard...
A very busy day of property news saw updates from Accelerate, Equites, Fairvest, Hyprop and Lighthouse, with tailwinds visible across the sector. Alexforbes and Standard Bank gave important financial sector updates. Remgro wants to increase its exposure to Mediclinic SA. Tharisa's SARS victory saved their numbers. Nutun desperately needs to swing to profitability.
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Ghost Bites (Old Mutual | Orion Minerals | Tharisa)
Tharisa is transitioning to underground mining over the next decade. Orion Minerals increased the size of its capital raise once more. Old Mutual's new share repurchase programme is a good excuse to understand more about repurchases in general.
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Ghost Bites (Barloworld | Capitec | SPAR)
Capitec remains South Africa's most impressive corporate story. At literally the opposite end of the spectrum, we find SPAR with poor growth and clearly no real idea how to fix it. Barloworld has waived the COMESA condition and the offer is now closing this month.
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Ghost Bites (Altvest | AVI | Clientele | Metrofile | Sun International)
Altvest is going all-in on bitcoin. AVI's beverages business drove them forward. Sun International's casinos continue to struggle. Clientele's customer base is under pressure. Metrofile's margins went the wrong way.
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Ghost Bites (Anglo American – Valterra Platinum | Aspen | Cashbuild | Discovery | Woolworths)
Woolworths takes the fight to Checkers. Discovery is showing excellent growth. Aspen had an awful year. Cashbuild is grinding away. Anglo American is selling the remaining shares in Valterra Platinum.
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Ghost Bites (Absa | Aveng | CA Sales | MTN | Northam Platinum | Orion Minerals | Thungela)
Absa's earnings were boosted by the credit loss ratio. MTN punters took profit on Monday, but why? Thungela's commitment to its dividend is incredible. CA Sales flagged strong earnings, Northam Platinum had a rough time with Eland and Aveng is an ugly story in Australia. Orion Minerals raised over R20 million from retail investors.
