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.

Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies

Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies

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.

Important financial updates were released by Absa, Attacq, Clientele, Homechoice, Hyprop and Supermarket Income REIT. Sirius Real Estate sold a property at a solid price and Vukile is buying one in Spain!

Nampak is about to bank the I&CS disposal proceeds. RCL Foods has flagged a very tasty jump in HEPS.

Sasol's earnings are down, which isn't a surprise. Sappi had a strong quarter but the next one won't be nearly as good. Sea Harvest's adjusted HEPS is slightly down. Sirius bought another property. Copper 360 has moved to hard rock.

Boxer is performing well and Pick n Pay is improving. Canal+ has found a potentially suitable structure for MultiChoice SA. Bowler Metcalf's results were decent, but not as exciting as they first appear to be. Sirius Real Estate bought another property.