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Stefanutti (SSK) is a South African construction company which offers roads and earthworks, marine construction, concrete structures, bulk pipelines, piling, geotechnical services, open pit contract mining, affordable housing, mine residue disposal, and other services. It operates in sub-Saharan Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company is considering...

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Delta Property (DLT) was a level 2 black empowered real estate investment trust (REIT) with a portfolio valued at R11,3bn and a loan-to-value ratio of 44,3%. Roughly 80% of its rental income was from the government or state-owned enterprises such as Eskom. The company specialised in renting buildings to government and quasi-government organisations in major South...

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Bidvest (BVT) is a highly diversified South African company with dozens of subsidiaries. Its most notable investments are 66% of Bidvest Namibia which also owns a large property portfolio rented out to various Bidvest companies and 50.1% of Adcock Ingram. Its subsidiaries are organised into 6 divisions - Services, Freight, Automotive, Office, Print & Commercial...

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ArcelorMittal (ACL) is South Africa's largest steel producing company. It has survived where companies like Highveld Steel have disappeared. Arguably, ArcelorMittal felt the impact of the sub-prime crisis more than any other South African company and has fallen from its high of R260 in June 2008 to as low as 25c in August 2020. Since then, it has rallied strongly...

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Ascendis Health (ASC) is a South African company which manufactures brands aimed at health in animals, plants, and people. On 30th January 2020, the company said, "As Remedica continues to be a high performing asset that delivers considerable earnings and margin growth to the Ascendis group, the Board is not supportive of the disposal of Remedica at a price that...

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Efora Energy (EEL) is an African oil and gas company incorporated in 1993 and listed on the JSE in October 1994. The company is involved in numerous projects from oil production to midstream and downstream distribution. It has operations in Egypt, Nigeria, the DRC, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Africoil is a subsidiary which distributes 45m litres of oil products...

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The Invicta Group consists of five operational segments, namely: 1. Replacement parts, Services, & Solutions: Industrial; 2. Replacement parts, Services & Solutions: Auto-agri; 3. Capital Equipment; 4. Replacement parts, Services & Solutions: Earthmoving equipment; and 5. Kian Ann Group. Christo Wiese (of Steinhoff fame) is the chairperson and owns a 37,57%...

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Nictus (NCS) is a furniture and electrical appliance retailer with three stores in South Africa. It also sells short-term insurance through Corporate Guarantee. In its financials for the year to 31st March 2023 the company reported revenue up 4,14% and headline earnings per share (HEPS) up 65,62%. The group's total assets increased by 22,59% to R870,4m. In a...

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Shaftesbury Capital is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which invests in properties in London's West End including Covent Garden, Carnaby, Chinatown and Fitzrovia. It has a property portfolio worth GBP4,9bn and 2,9m square feet of lettable space in 2000 buildings. The share is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and on the JSE. The share is obviously a...

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Tsogo (TSG) is a gaming, hotel and entertainment business which has split into separate gaming and hotel businesses in order to unlock shareholder value and to enable each business to become much more focused. As President Ramaphosa stabilises the economy, following the pandemic and introduces more growth-oriented policies we can expect business and consumer...

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Zeda is a car rental company unbundled and spun out of Barloworld with a fleet of 250 000 vehicles and 14 dealerships around South Africa. It holds the licence for the Avis brand in South Africa. The company is 55 years old and listed on the JSE on 13th December 2022, with Ramasela Ganda as its CEO. In its results for the year to 30th September 2023 the company...

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Crookes Brothers (CKS) is an agricultural and property company which was formed in 1913 and listed on the JSE in 1948. The company produces sugar cane, bananas, macadamia nuts, deciduous fruit and has a property division. The company owns Renshaw farm which consists of 1800 hectares between Scottburgh and Umkomaas. Of this, 266 hectares has been re-zoned for...

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Efora Energy (EEL) is an African oil and gas company incorporated in 1993 and listed on the JSE in October 1994. The company is involved in numerous projects from oil production to midstream and downstream distribution. It has operations in Egypt, Nigeria, the DRC, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Africoil is a subsidiary which distributes 45m litres of oil products...

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City Lodge (CLH) runs a group of about 62 hotels in six African countries, with most of its business in South Africa. It is primarily aimed at the business traveller and hence its performance is mostly a function of the South African economy. Over the long-term, this is a company which is well-run and should grow as the economy recovers. Cost-cutting by most South...

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Frontier Transport (FTH) is a bus company whose major asset is Golden Arrow bus services, but which also owns Sibanye Bus Services, Table bay Rapid Transit, N2 Express, Eljosa Travel and Tour, Shuttle Up and Alpine Truck and Bus. The company says, "The current portfolio is rooted in the commuter bus and luxury coach segments. Through its principal subsidiary...

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Previously, Kaap Agri, the KAL Group is an agricultural company owned 40,9% by Zeder, which is, in turn, 43,7% held by PSG. The company operates through over 190 retail outlets offering a wide range of products and services mainly to the farming community. Kaap Agri has seven divisions: (1) Pakmark offers a wide range of packaging materials for the local and...

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Mahube (MHB) is an infrastructure holding company which reversed into Gaia and is involved in large-scale energy transport, water and sanitation projects. It is 41,35% owned by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF). The company says, "Mahube Infrastructure owns five renewable energy assets – two wind farms and three solar PV (photovoltaic) farms – all of...

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Previously known as Mine Restoration, this company invests in mining resources. It owns the Langpan Project which mines and processes chrome with a high concentration of platinum group metals (PGM). The Langpan orebody consists of 3.1 million tonnes of open cast resource and over 4.9 million tonnes of underground resource, as confirmed by MSA Competent Persons...