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Barclays/Absa – Team Africa

UK banks’ sale of its African operations to Absa makes operational sense

From FINANCIALS 9:14am

Barclays Africa seals £1.3bn Absa deal

UK lender hails crucial step in ‘One Bank in Africa’ strategy

From ENERGY 12:10am

Cobalt rises on Mexican Gulf oil find

Shares in the Houston-based explorer surge 15%

From TRANSPORT Dec 5, 2012

Alstom wins $5.8bn South African contract

French group to supply 3,600 trains over 10 years from 2015

Cynthia Carroll at the Commonwealth Business Forum ©Bloomberg From ENERGY Dec 4, 2012

Anglo rejects talk of S African spin-off

Carroll says miner is committed to its home country

From ENERGY Dec 4, 2012

Sasol to invest $21bn in US gas plants

Project set to benefit from shift to shale

Striking mine workers confront police as they attempt to prevent the gathering of labour unions in Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday, Oct 27, 2012. Police fired rubber bullets at striking miners at the Anglo American Platinum mine in Rustenburg Saturday as the company announced it had agreed to reinstate 12,000 South African workers dismissed earlier this month for staging illegal strikes. ©AP From COMMENT Dec 3, 2012

Painful extractions

As Anglo American’s chief steps down, her replacement will face tough competition and renewed tensions with workers

Gold Fields' Nick Holland ©Bloomberg From ENERGY Nov 29, 2012

Gold Fields unbundling heralds deep change

South Africa’s gold mines on the cusp of radical shake-up

From ENERGY Nov 29, 2012

Gold Fields to spin off two mature mines

Unbundling comes after South Africa wildcat strikes

From LEX Nov 27, 2012

Naspers – storing value

A 2,400-plus per cent return over a decade

From TRANSPORT Nov 26, 2012

Fastjet shifts focus to east Africa

New budget airline to launch in Tanzania where fees are lower

From WORLD Nov 26, 2012

Qatar seeks to supply 10% of Egypt’s gas

Leading exporter signs joint venture with private equity firm

From TELECOMS Nov 18, 2012

Sawiris’ Weather seeks $5bn Algeria damages

Company alleges government telecoms harassment

From WORLD Nov 16, 2012

Sierra Leone heads to the polls

Election seen as test of faith in President Ernest Bai Koroma

From FINANCIALS Nov 16, 2012

Weaker rand pulls down Investec profits

High costs add to take toll on S Africa-based bank’s results

From ENERGY Nov 15, 2012

Xstrata backs Lonmin $817m cash call

Part owner continues to seek top level changes at miner

From ENERGY Nov 15, 2012

Amplats’ miners head back to work

South African workers offered allowances and salary increases

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Nov 13, 2012

Carlyle finds cashew group to its taste

Stake in Tanzania-based Export Trading Group

From LEX Nov 13, 2012

Lonmin – crunch time

Scaring investors into backing a rights issue is bizarre

From MARKETS Nov 12, 2012

Anglo American needs a strong CEO

The board may have to give the new chief free rein

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