Listen to the podcast to get the details on these insights from December 2024:

1. Is Italtile's share price a Christmas miracle?
2. Bloisi's first acquisition at the helm of Prosus is a fascinating one in Latin America
3. Renergen was the most interesting announcement in the dead week between Christmas and the new year, revealing yet another risk for the business
4. Metair's selling price for the Turkish business has all but evaporated
5. Bell's share price may prove to be a cautionary tale about greed, with regret surely kicking in for those who voted against the scheme at R53 per share

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

In a new format for the Ghost Wrap podcast, I look back on five important insights in the South African market from November 2024.

Listen to the podcast to get the details on these topics:

1. The per-share numbers are what count in the property sector
2. The market is hungry for quality IPOs
3. Poultry businesses are making money again
4. Murray & Roberts is a catastrophe
5. MultiChoice really, really needs the Canal+ deal to go ahead

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

Ghost Wrap is your regular update on the most interesting company news in the South African market.

This episode covers:

• Clicks and Dis-Chem as the dynamic duo in arguably the most appealing retail model.
• The Foschini Group's latest acquisition in the UK, proving once more that the group isn't scared of risk.
• Cashbuild's positive momentum in both the share price and sales growth.

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

Ghost Wrap is your regular update on the most interesting company news in the South African market.

This episode covers:

• Nampak and a pretty heroic turnaround for the balance sheet.
• Spar's troubles, including Switzerland as what could easily be the next major headache.
• Metair's balance sheet pressures and the need for the Turkish disposal to go through quickly.
• Transaction Capital and the plan to focus on Nutun going forward, with the controlling stake in Mobalyz (SA Taxi) being sold.

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

Ghost Wrap is your regular update on the most interesting company news in the South African market.

This episode covers:

• Sibanye-Stillwater has had a great day, but the share price move needs some context.
• Truworths is riding the GNU-phoria, even though the best performing part of the business is in the UK!
• Finbond has secured an excellent deal in the US.
• Barloworld scared the market with a cryptic announcement about Russia.

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

Ghost Wrap is your regular update on the most interesting company news in the South African market.

This episode covers:

• CA Sales Holdings has a great business model that is still working beautifully.
• RCL Foods and Rainbow Chicken have reported numbers together for the last time, which gives us an opportunity to reflect on exactly why the unbundling made sense.
• Motus is struggling at the moment and the market doesn't seem to be punishing the share price, presumably because of the expectation of interest rate cuts.
• Bidvest reminds us of the value of diversification, with five out of seven divisions in the green and a reasonable overall result at group level.

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

Ghost Wrap is your regular update on the most interesting company news in the South African market.

This episode covers:

• Italtile had a better second half as expected, but new risks have emerged.
• ADvTECH and STADIO have shown us that private education can be lucrative, provided the business model is right.
• Harmony got its gold production sorted at exactly the right time.

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.

Ghost Wrap is your regular update on the most interesting company news in the South African market.

This episode covers:

• Absa and Standard Bank as examples of divergence in performance within the same sector.
• MTN and the ongoing nightmare in Nigeria, necessitating an extension to the B-BBEE deal that references MTN's listed shares.
• NEPI Rockcastle as one of the best property funds on the local market.

The Ghost Wrap podcast is proudly brought to you by Forvis Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm with a national footprint within South Africa. Visit the Forvis Mazars website for more information.