With MTN's share price suffering a nasty correction in response to the release of results by MTN Nigeria and MTN Ghana, it's worth digging into these issues in detail.

Telkom's first quarter is a strong foundation for the rest of the year. Metair's restructuring efforts are taking hold. Datatec has expanded further in the US.

In this bumper edition of Ghost Bites, you'll get updates from Boxer and Canal+ as two different consumer-focused companies. Kumba Iron Ore, Merafe and Mpact bring us numbers from the "real economy". Vodacom is having a grand old time in Egypt.

Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies.

A huge day of news saw updates across many sectors on the JSE. Absa, Harmony, Hudaco, PBT Holdings, Sephaku, Resilient REIT and Thungela gave detailed updates. Sun International's revenue is on track. Gemfields is in serious trouble. Fortress had no problem raising the capital.

Bell Equipment's earnings are dropping sharply. Spear REIT's year is off to a decent start. Merafe has reached a full agreement with Eskom around tariffs, enabling the restart of two smelters. Crookes Brothers was assaulted by Mother Nature.

KAP got an unexpected boost from the Middle East conflict. Novus has much work to do. Crookes Brothers, Vunani and YeboYethu gave important earnings updates. Clientèle is a step closer to delisting. Mantengu wants to dispose of Blue Ridge Platinum.

Vodacom released an excellent trading statement. KAL Group is achieving double-digit growth. Pick n Pay is using a s189 to try and reduce store costs. Metair has refinanced its South African debt package.