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Sun International (SUI) is a casino and hotel operator with interests in South Africa, Chile, Peru, and recently, Argentina. The depressed economy in South Africa impacted the performance of South African casinos and hotels even before COVID-19. The company increased its stake in Sun Dreams in Peru by 10% to 65%. It also bought a hotel and casino in Argentina...

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Texton (TEX) is a small real estate investment trust (REIT). The company owns forty-eight retail, industrial, and office properties, 55,4% of which are in South Africa and the balance in the UK. After reaching a high of 1235c in March of 2015, the share fell steadily to a low of 78c on 29th October 2020. This fall was exacerbated by the recent revelation that...

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Sea Harvest (SHG) is South Africa's most popular frozen fish brand with about 38% of the market. It was controlled by Brimstone, which had a 54,92% stake. Sea Harvest catches, processes, and freezes fish for local and export consumption. They acquired the business of Viking, which began 40 years ago and now employs 1 600 people with a fleet of 30 vessels...

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Harmony (HAR) was probably South Africa's most marginal gold mine until it got Mponeng gold mine working effectively. The development of this mine and its processing plant are expected to cost around US$2,8bn - and Harmony does not at this stage have its share of that cash (about R20bn). During 2021 the company purchased Mponeng gold mine for R4,2bn. Mponeng is...

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Mustek (MST) is South Africa’s largest assembler of personal computers under its *Mercer* brand and also imports various computer products, including Samsung, Acer, and Microsoft. Historically, the company has traded well below its net asset value (NAV). The company has been exploring growth opportunities in the fibre-to-the-home market and has seen strong...

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HomeChoice (HIL) is South Africa's largest home shopping retailer, operating through two divisions: retail and financial services. It offers a broad range of home appliances, clothing, fashion, footwear, and related products through showrooms and online channels. The share is tightly held, with over 92% of issued shares controlled by Richard Garrat and his family....

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Metrofile (MFL) is a company specializing in records storage and management, image processing, and backup services. Listed since 1995, it has a 57.4% Black ownership, with the Mineworkers Investment Company holding 38.64% and Sanlam 5%. The company's record management division operates 52 facilities across 27 locations, offering over 100,000 square meters of...

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Santam (SNT) is South Africa's largest short-term insurer, holding about 22% of the market. Unlike life insurers, it does not engage in endowment insurance, annuities, or investment-linked policies. Instead, Santam insures assets such as buildings and vehicles, as well as individuals against risks they cannot afford, such as income loss due to disability or death....

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Afrocentric (ACT) is a black-owned investment holding company that focuses on health administration and insurance. Sanlam recently acquired 28,7% of the company, which will help with its financing and marketing. The group owns: - 100% of Pharmacy Direct (a courier company). - 100% of Curasana (a pharmaceutical wholesaler). - 100% of Activo Health, having...

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Brimstone (BRT) is a black-controlled investment holding company with a diverse portfolio of holdings. It owns: 1. 54,2% of Sea Harvest, which is a listed fishing company and has a market capitalisation of just over R4,5bn. 2. 100% of Lion of Africa, a loss-making insurance company, which decided in November 2018 to cease operations and close its doors. ...

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Discovery (DSY), developed and built by Adrian Gore over the past 25 years, offers the A/B income group of people a matrix of financial services that are inter-linked and cross-selling. Thus, a customer can begin with his/her medical aid and then add a variety of insurance products and, most recently, personal banking products. Discovery's "Vitality" concept,...

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Clientele Life (CLI) is a small insurance company selling short- and long-term policies and underwriting insurance products. Their products are sold through agents and brokers as well as through tele-sales. On 3rd November 2023, the company announced that it had acquired 1Life Insurance for R1,914bn, to be paid by issuing 117,815,756 ordinary shares in...

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Nampak (NPK) is Africa's largest packaging company, operating in South Africa and ten other African countries. About 60% of its turnover comes from South Africa, but only 36% of its trading profit. The rest of Africa accounts for 59% of trading profit and only 31% of turnover. The company also has small interests in the UK and Ireland. Nampak produces four...

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Primary Healthcare Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a portfolio of 513 healthcare properties in the UK, worth GBP2,8bn. The company describes its market as a "low-risk, long-term, non-cyclical market with development opportunities on-site and in the immediate pipeline, with further emerging in the UK." It highlights that most of its...

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Sabvest Capital (SBV) is an investment holding company that listed on the JSE in 1988. Previously, the company had both ordinary and "N" shares, which were very thinly traded. To rectify this situation, a new company was registered called Sabcap, and the shares of Sabvest were swapped out for Sabcap shares. This happened on 12th May 2020. Sabcap has investments...

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Safari (SAR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company owns seven operational properties in South Africa—eight retail outlets and one daycare center—with a total value of R3,46bn and a vacancy rate of 3,03%. Six of the seven retail outlets are in Gauteng. The group's gross lettable area (GLA) in South Africa is 175,167 square meters, with arrears of...

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Salungano, previously Wescoal, engages in the mining and trading of coal. The company began production in 2021, producing coal from its Moabsvelden mine for Eskom. Today, the company produces 300 million tons from five coal mines. Mining accounts for 82% of revenue, but it owns 50% of the Arnot Mine and is looking to broaden its business into other parts of...

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Thungela (TGA) is Anglo American's coal assets which has been unbundled into the hands of Anglo shareholders and separately listed on the JSE and the LSE because of Anglo's policy of moving away from carbon-based fossil fuels like coal. Anglo sold its last 8% of Thungela on 25th March 2022 for R1,67bn. Thungela is a major thermal coal exporter in South Africa....