Investors Monthly
Pick of the Month: Reunert has good potential in the defence cluster
Despite Reunert's disappointing earnings in 2024 there is potential in the defence sector to increase growth.
Plenty of food for thought in this sector
Tjaard Kruger sets Tiger back on the prowl and Premier gets ready to pour money into Rhodes Food Group.
Eureka — the missing link in retail
CA Sales, which provides route-to-market services for FMCG companies in 10 African countries, grew headline earnings 17.1% in the year to end-December 2025. With a p:e of 9.95, it's an interesting proposition
AECI: Back to basics, with a bang
As part of its turnaround strategy, the chemicals and explosives group is refocusing on its core industrial markets — with good results
Exxaro tries to shake off its iron boots
Coal is increasingly seen as a beneficiary of potential disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Iron ore faces the opposite pressure from weaker global growth expectations.
iOCO: The art of decentralisation
iOCO is a technology company that is increasingly behaving like an investment holding company. That’s not a bad thing.
Hulamin is ready to roll
The group is at last positioned to capture both resilient local demand and improving export opportunities.
Standard Bank aims for Africa
The group wants to "accelerate Africa’s growth” — but despite all the excitement around the rest of Africa, South Africa remains an important source of growth
Sappi’s safety buffer looks paper-thin
Sappi’s first-quarter 2026 results show that diversification offers little protection when global pulp and paper markets are weak.
WARWICK LUCAS: New thinking from the old China
China has delivered strong economic growth, yet corporate earnings flatlined, and earnings per share moved sideways, interrupted by regulatory tightening, the property downturn and lockdowns. Result: share prices drifted. Beijing wants this to change
MARC HASENFUSS: If you can keep your head …
Remember when, in 2001, Saambou was a fast-growing banking business? And then the crash in 2002? I’m not saying investors should ignore the AI theme, just that a stoic, long-term outlook might be called for in these turbulent times
Get your head out the cloud and into a landfill site
Once you've decided defensive stocks are something you need, you need to look for them in the right places – and the tech and FMCG sectors are not among them. Think Walmart, though; it's in the right spot in the value chain
Pick n Pay shuffles along but Boxer is growing fast
One can think of Pick n Pay shares as a cheap way to get into Boxer. But the rapid growth of Pick n Pay’s ASAP delivery service and its partnership with Mr D is encouraging
Wheeling but no dealing as lack of clarity stymies energy reform
Wheeling could be a game changer — but private role players need policy certainty to move South Africa’s energy transition to its next phase




























