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GHOST BITES (iOCO | Kore Potash | Renergen)
iOCO (previously EOH) has made strong progress in its margins. Kore Potash has suffered a wobbly with funding plans, but hopefully only a small one. Renergen released a quarterly update.
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GHOST BITES (Accelerate Property Fund | AECI | ArcelorMittal | Emira Property Fund | enX | Ethos Capital | Jubilee Metals | Nampak |...
Positive signs at Accelerate Property Fund. AECI, enX and Ethos Capital announced disposals. ArcelorMittal can keep the Longs business alive for now. Emira, Jubilee Metals, PSG, Sephaku, Vukile and York Timber had financial updates. Phil Roux is leaving Nampak.
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GHOST BITES (Bell Equipment | Netcare | Novus | Orion Minerals | MultiChoice | Safari Investments | Telkom)
MultiChoice has rug pulled its B-BBEE investors. Bell Equipment is way off its offer price and earnings are dropping. Telkom and Netcare are both growing. Safari Investments is exiting Namibia. Novus and the TRP aren't friends. Orion released its long-awaited DFS for both major assets.
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GHOST BITES (Ascendis | Capital Appreciation | CA Sales | Datatec | Fairvest | Heriot | Sirius Real Estate)
CA Sales locked in another excellent year. Datatec, Fairvest and especially Heriot are all growing. Sirius Real Estate announced more deals. Capital Appreciation has stemmed the software bleeding. Ascendis is now an investment entity.
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GHOST BITES (Bell Equipment | Metair | Metrofile | Zeder)
Metair released its annual report - but there's a key disclosure that I just can't find. Metrofile has caught the eye of a potential buyer. Zeder is disposing of some African businesses. Bell Equipment tightened its earnings guidance.
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GHOST BITES (Astoria | Barloworld | Fairvest | Master Drilling | Oceana | Pepkor | Remgro | Santova)
Fairvest had no problem raising capital. Pepkor announced a major acquisition. Santova has also flagged a potential acquisition. Astoria, Barloworld and Oceana released difficult numbers. Master Drilling's dividend growth has distracted the market from impairments.
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GHOST BITES (ADvTECH | Ascendis | Astral Foods | Burstone | Gold Fields | Grand Parade Investments | Premier | Raubex | Southern Sun...
ADvTECH and STADIO have shown how to make money in education. Raubex keeps delivering. Astral Foods is facing adversity again. Gold Fields is trying to acquire Gold Road. Look out for Ascendis, Burstone, Grand Parade, Premier and Southern Sun as well.
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GHOST BITES (Choppies | Investec | Momentum | Shaftesbury | South Ocean Holdings)
Investec's UK business dragged down the group numbers. Shaftesbury is selling part of its Covent Garden stake. Momentum had an exceptional period. Choppies is doing well and South Ocean Holdings certainly isn't.