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Famous Brands (FBR) is Africa's largest branded fast-food retail franchisor with seventeen brands and 2850 restaurants. The company owns well-known South African brands like Wimpy, Debonairs Pizza and Steers. For the last two years, even before COVID-19, the company has been battling to grow in an environment where the consumer has been hammered by rising fuel...

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Equites (EQU) is the only real estate investment trust (REIT) on the JSE which specialises in industrial logistics and distribution properties in South Africa and the UK. It has about R12bn worth of assets in South Africa and R7,4bn worth in the UK. Its most recent acquisition of a 100 000 square meter logistics property in Germiston was expensive, but it has an...

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Finbond (FGL) is a micro-lending and insurance operation which operates in South Africa and America. This company wants to expand in the US to the point where 70% to 80% of its income is derived from that country within 3 to 5 years. It already has 66% of its income coming from the US and believes that the US offers significant growth opportunities. Including...

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Newpark is a South African real estate investment trust (REIT) which has commercial and industrial properties worth R1,37bn and with a gross lettable area (GLA) of 57249 square meters. It owns four properties - two in Sandton CBD and one in Linbro Business Park and one in Crown City. In its results for the year to 28th February 2023 the company reported revenue up...

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Pick 'n Pay (PIK) is a retail grocery chain with 1858 stores, mostly in South Africa, but also in the rest of Africa. The company was started by Raymond Ackerman in 1967 and became the dominant grocery retailer over time, before being displaced by Shoprite/Checkers. Pick 'n Pay was in a slump when Richard Brasher took over as CEO in early 2013. Since Brasher took...

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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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Kibo (KBO) is an African-orientated energy exploration company listed on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) on the London Stock Exchange and on the Alt-X (Alternative Exchange) on the JSE. The company began exploration activities in Tanzania (100% of the Mbeya project in coal and other minerals which has been disappointing), but has since expanded to have...

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London Finance and Investment Group (LNF) is a British company involved in management and finance in the UK, America, and Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Fledgling division of the JSE. In 2021, the company held 43,8% of Western Selection Plc (Western), 4,6% of Finsbury Food and 11,69% of Northbridge 4,6%. Western has investments in...

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Renergen (REN) describes itself as an "...integrated alternative energy business" which invests in renewable energy projects in Africa. The company listed on the JSE in June 2015 and has been losing money every year since. This is reflected in its falling share price. The company is investing in liquified natural gas (LNG) and helium. Now it is planning to list on...

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York Timber Holdings (YRK) is a forestry company which owns plantations and processing plants, as well as a wholesaling distribution network. It is the biggest player in the South African plywood and timber market. The company was founded by a Russian immigrant, Herman Katzenellenbogen in 1916. The company was listed on the JSE in 1946. The National Union of...

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Telemasters (TLM) is a company which supplies voice, data and cloud communications using fixed line, fixed cellular, fixed data, and PBX services. It has three divisions - voice, cloud PBX and internet. The business consists of (1) Catalytic Connections (Pty) Limited is a diversified ICT managed solutions provider to medium and small enterprises. (2) Contineo...

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Previously called Imbalie, Buka is a beauty franchisor which operates through 150 salons and retailers. It sells its own health and beauty brands. It has 3 types of franchises - Placecol, Dream Nails and Perfect 10. The company is in the process of delisting from the JSE. The company was granted a COVID-19 loan from ABSA bank on condition it de-listed from the JSE...

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Wesizwe (WEZ) is a miner of platinum group metals through its development of the Bakubung Platinum Mine (BPM). The company is developing a mine to access the Merensky and Upper Group 2 (UG2) resources. The mine is near Rustenburg on the Western limb of the Bushveld complex. The company also owns 17,1% of projects 1 and 3 of Maseve Investments. In its results for...

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Orion Minerals (ORN) is an Australian exploration company which is listed on the JSE (September 2017) and on the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney. It is trying to find funding for its copper and zinc mine in Prieska. The Prieska mine was previously operated by Anglovaal, but stopped operating in 1990 after 20 years during which it extracted more than 1 million...

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Barloworld (BAW) is an international supplier of heavy earth-moving equipment and vehicles to the mining, agriculture, infrastructure, power, automotive and logistics sectors. Its best-known brands include Caterpillar, Avis, Massey-Ferguson, and Challenger. It operates in 24 countries, especially in Southern Africa, Russia, and other emerging markets. Its wide...

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Burstone (previously Investec Property Fund) is a diversified South African real estate investment trust (REIT) with a R27,2bn portfolio with 92 properties in South Africa worth R15,7bn. Like most REIT's, IPF suffered from the general sell-off in property shares on the JSE during 2018 following the Resilient group's melt-down. It is currently trading well below...

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Capitec Bank (CPI), now the country's largest bank by customer numbers (21,1m), was launched by PSG, and has been a major disrupter in the South African banking system. It has steadily taken retail market share from the other banks by offering a cheaper and easier solution, especially for the previously unbanked section of our population. The company is adding...

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Emira Property (EMI) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which has substantial exposure to the South African economy through its office properties. It owns the prestigious Knightsbridge office park in Bryanston. It has a new CEO in the form of Geoff Jennett and the business has been improving consistently since he took over. It has about R760m of overseas...