Marc Hasenfuss
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Cape Town, WC, South Africa
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Past articles by Marc:
Hulamin rolls into the black
Hulamin believers have been bitten (many times) before, but the aluminium group looks like it's finally on the right path → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: AVI’s Ciro coffee perks up
The division is evidently keeping mornings going and investors onside, while Reinet could take some lessons in actual communication → Read More
Don’t write KAP off just yet
A horrible interim performance and rising debt have clearly spooked the market — but the faithful say KAP could be a new Bidvest in the making → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: The race to deliver
A Sixty60 rider could show home affairs how to pick up speed — much like Nampak is trying to do with its turnaround → Read More
Godongwana goes easy on the company tax bill
There's definitely more give than take in this year's budget when it comes to corporate South Africa → Read More
Mix Telematics: Tracking a roller-coaster
MiX Telematics has been up and down, but up seems to be the likely trajectory now — and look at the exchange rate → Read More
Remgro’s radical revamp
The investment company is pushing hard to change the composition of its R120bn portfolio, putting a clear emphasis on holding mainly unlisted investments → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: Few sparks of light in a gloomy landscape
South Africans are being assailed from all sides and some profit margins and livelihoods are under threat → Read More
Little dip in sin tax
sin tax Little dip in sin tax Increase in smokes and liquor sticks to CPI 23 February 2023 - 07:00 March hasenfuss The budget traditionally makes tipplers and smokers feel more sinned against than sinning — especially at a time fortification is needed to take the edge off disruptive load-shedding. There was a slight flicker of hope that the government might ease off on the sin taxes on alcohol… → Read More
No end in sight for Nampak shareholders’ suffering
There's no love lost between Nampak management and its investors - and still no clarity on how much it will be able to raise from the market in fresh cash → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: Mistimed move on Aveng
Calling Aveng a buy recently was clearly premature; will Zeda and CA Sales prove better picks? → Read More
Replacing André de Ruyter: who dares apply?
Who dares apply to be Eskom’s 11th CEO in 11 years? As André de Ruyter tells the FM, it’s an unforgiving (and dangerous) job. So what will an ideal candidate need? → Read More
How to hedge against the Eskom blues
A few JSE-listed companies will benefit from South Africa’s power crisis. We round them up → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: Hot stuff as EOH scores a steamy win for punters
EOH’s rights issue was oversubscribed by existing shareholders, while Reinet could yet puff its way to glory → Read More
Universal’s dental merger plan receives competitive prescription
The proposed deal involving Dentex and rival business Portman Dental Care requires tweaking to appease authorities, the company warns → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: Astral Foods’s hellish year
It will cost the JSE’s biggest poultry producer ‘an arm and a leg’ to get the business fit in an awful environment, says CEO Chris Schutte → Read More
EOH is one for the brave
A meltdown in EOH's shares ahead of its rights offer clearly got many spooked. But three major fund managers are betting on a brisk recovery → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: Canned heat at Nampak
The underwriting banks seem to playing hardball over the proposed rights issue → Read More
MARC HASENFUSS: Karooooo’s stuck in neutral
Its shares have been idling along for months now, but perhaps 2023 will be the former Cartrack’s year if its business in Southeast Asia really gets going → Read More
Making money out of Nampak’s rejects
Small-cap company Transpaco has been around since 1987 — but despite doing wonders with Nampak’s unwanted assets it’s still not on investor radars → Read More