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Ian Armitage
A shareholder revolt at the newly formed Glencore Xstrata has seen veteran chairman Sir John Bond ousted from the board with his chairmanship handed to former BP boss Tony Hayward. A total of 80.85...

Last-gasp Ivanovic goal sees Chelsea win Europa League

Chelsea’s Champions League failure had a happy ending Wednesday when they defeated Benfica to win...

Egyptian giants drawn together in CAF Champions League

Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Zamalek have been drawn together in the group phase of the African...

Uchumi targets East Africa expansion

Kenya's Uchumi Supermarkets will open 13 new stores over the next year, Chief Executive Jonathan...

Safaricom posts FY profit

Kenyan telecoms giant Safaricom has posted a full year profit for the year ended March. The company...

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As far as investing in Africa is concerned, fortune will favour the brave. Ask any fund manager, investor or business development director and they’ll all say the same thing: this is the time to invest in Africa. It’s where it’s “at” and continent...
Equal opportunities for the Youth of South Africa - has much changed since 1994? By Abram Molelemane As I write this, I’m having a drink with my colleague Nick Owsley, a graduate with an Honours Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the...
Zico Group, established by prominent business activist Sandile Zungu, is going Pan African says CEO Tshego Sefolo. Black-led private equity firm Zico specialises in quite a lot of things - management buy-outs, leveraged buy-ins, expansion capital,...
Emerging market (mass market) segments are increasingly important and the battle is being won by smaller, agile players, who offer cost- and technically-leading products and services. South Africa’s emerging market has become a priority segment for...

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