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JSE small cap, Mahube attracts a 140% takeover premium… Here’s how you could spot the next one before the market catches on
Imagine you’d bought shares in a little-known JSE company for R4.18 just two months ago. Today, someone is offering you R10.06 for those same shares. That’s a potential profit of more than 140%. And it’s exactly the situation shareholders in Mahube Infrastructure (JSE: MHB) now find themselves in.
Intel crashed 29% in a day – is this the moment to buy, or a falling knife to avoid?
Imagine watching one of the world’s best-known chipmakers lose almost a third of its share price in a single day. That’s what happened to Intel on Friday, 30 October. Its shares plunged almost 29% at the close, wiping more than $140 billion off its market value. It was the company’s worst one-day performance since 1974.
Why you should never ignore an odd-lot offer – especially if you own small-cap shares
Imagine opening your brokerage account one morning and discovering a notice for an odd-lot offer from a JSE-listed company you own.
How to earn more income and pay zero tax with your TFSA
Most South Africans who have a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) are doing the same thing: parking their R46,000 a year in a high growth, money market or a bland balanced fund, and moving on.
This AI energy power play just signed two massive deals with Amazon and Google!
This week, two of the most powerful companies on earth made a bet that tells you more about the future of AI than any earnings call or analyst note published this year.
Amazon signed a 20-year, $3 billion power deal.
Then Google signed a 20-year, $4.3 billion power deal.
Both with the same company.
Both for nuclear energy.
Oil is up 60%. But this little-known margin has surged fivefold.
Oil prices aren’t the only reason petrol and diesel prices are rising. Diesel prices have nearly doubled since the start of the Iran war, yet oil prices are up only about 60%. Why is this?
Brazil’s election could move a JSE stock you already own!
In just a few days, Brazil will choose between two very different political directions in their 2026 election. On 4 October, 156 million-plus eligible voters were expected to shape the country’s future. The first-round result delivered a surprise: Flávio Bolsonaro won 47.03% of valid votes, narrowly ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 45.16%.
Neither won outright. Now they face each other in a runoff on 25 October.
After Santam, could this be the next JSE buyout target for Sanlam?
Last week, one of South Africa’s most important financial stories of the year landed on SENS. Sanlam (JSE: SLM), through its subsidiary Sanlam Life, made a formal offer to acquire all remaining Santam (JSE: SNT) shares it doesn’t already own.
The Rand just hit its weakest level since July – Here’s why and what to do about it
Last week, the rand slipped past R16.60 to the dollar – its weakest level since July.
If you’ve been following South African financial news, you might be tempted to reach for the usual explanations. Political uncertainty. Load-shedding. The current account deficit. The structural weaknesses that South Africa carries like a weight around its neck.
Could Wesizwe Platinum become a multi-bagger for investors?
A reader emailed me this week, and I could feel the excitement coming off the screen. His argument for Wesizwe Platinum (JSE: WEZ) went like this…
Understanding Risk: More Than Just Losing Money
Risk is one of those investment words everyone uses, but few stop to define. Is risk the chance of losing money? Is it volatility? Or is it simply the uncertainty of not knowing what happens next? The answer matters because once we understand risk, we can measure it and, more importantly, understand where it is coming from.
Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted EBITDA: Real vs Paper Earnings
Earnings season can make investing feel like a scoreboard. Revenue beat. EPS beat. Record profit. Guidance raised. Green arrows everywhere.
But behind every impressive headline sits a more important question: how good are those earnings?
Three JSE Small Caps worth watching right now!
Markets love noise: wars, oil prices, interest-rate calls. But some of the best opportunities come from companies that simply get on with fixing themselves while everyone’s distracted. The three small caps I’m sharing today have each done exactly that.
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