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Remgro dividends soar on the wings of Vodacom Maziv miracle

Daily Maverick · · 804 words · By Lindsey Schutters
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“At the end of April, Remgro shareholders will receive an interim dividend that is the highest since the pandemic.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Reflecting this strong momentum, the board declared an interim gross dividend of 173 cents per share, representing an 80.2% increase from the 96 cents declared in December 2024. The group's intri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Remgro, the investment company chaired by Johann Rupert, declared an interim dividend of 173 cents a share for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2025, an 80.2% increase from a year earlier, as sharply hig…
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web search NEUTRAL — Remgro, the Stellenbosch-based investment holding company controlled by billionaire Johann Rupert, has raised its interim dividend by 80.2% to 173 cents per share after a strong first half driven by i…
https://businessexplainer.co.za/companies/2026/03/25/johann-…
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“FY2025 returns (R5.44) were more than double the R2.64 shareholders received in FY2024.”
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web search NEUTRAL — That's on top of similarly juicy returns for FY2025 (R5.44) - which was more than double the R2.64 shareholders received in FY2024 - and the first year to include a special dividend since ...
https://www.msn.com/en-za/money/economy/remgro-dividends-soa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Focus will remain on driving returns through disciplined execution from its portfolio of quality assets and continuing the path of sharpening and simplifying the Remgro portfolio as well as in seeking…
https://www.listcorp.com/jse/rem/remgro-limited/news/summary…
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web search NEUTRAL — About this report Reporting approach 2025 Integrated Annual Report (the Report) reflects the We report to our shareholders and other stakeholders on matters performance of Remgro Limited (Remgro or th…
https://www.remgro.com/ar2025/pdf/eng/Remgro_IAR_ENG_2025_In…
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“The first year to include a special dividend since the Rupert empire unbundled its Implats interests in 2012.”
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“The Vodacom/Maziv merger is the catalyst of the current windfall.”
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“CIVH's revenue rose consistently from R4.7-billion in 2021 to a massive R6.7-billion in 2025.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a South African gold mining company, with global operations. With a diverse portfolio of cooperation, projects, and exploration activities, AngloGold Ashanti was formed in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Discovery Limited (commonly referred to as Discovery) is a major South African financial services and private healthcare group. Founded in 1992, the company is headquartered in Sandton, and listed on …
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“CIVH's underlying operations were supposed to be printing R4.6-billion in 2025.”
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“CIVH accumulated a debt burden that reached R19.5-billion by mid-2024.”
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“In 2025, interest expenses reached R2.5-billion, pushing the company into a net loss of R203-million.”
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“Remgro had to bail out CIVH with R3.7-billion in rights issues in 2021.”
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“Vodacom would acquire a 30% co-controlling stake in Maziv for R6.1-billion in cash and R4.9-billion in fibre assets.”
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“The Competition Tribunal blocked the Vodacom/Maziv merger due to anticompetitive concerns.”
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“The Competition Commission changed its stance, leading to government approval of the merger.”
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“CIVH paid out R2.66-billion pre-implementation dividend directly to Remgro.”
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“Vodacom has the option to increase its stake in Maziv up to 34.95%.”
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“Vodacom and Maziv promised R12-billion in capital expenditure, lower-cost broadband, and free 1GBps connections for clinics, schools, and police stations.”
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“Icasa and the Competition Commission were characterized as 'weak watchdogs' by the parliamentary committee.”
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“Remgro's balance sheet has been cleansed, and the debt burden has been offloaded to Vodacom.”
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“The R2.6-billion dividend has already cleared.”
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