The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT Feb 24, 2013

From oil painter to the C-suite

Bob Collymore, Safaricom ©Peter Muller

Bob Collymore, head of Kenya’s Safaricom, has built a career based on constant adaptation

An Egyptian holds a piece of bread to protest against the high prices of goods in Tahrir square in Cairo February 8, 2013. ©Reuters From WORLD Feb 20, 2013

Currency crisis hits Egypt’s wheat supply

Inventories fall as Cairo struggles to buy grain

From ENERGY Feb 20, 2013

South African strikes cut AngloGold profits

Gold miner reports sharp drop in fourth-quarter earnings

Mohammed Frikha, owner of Telnet and Syphax Airlines, poses for a portrait in one of Syphax planes, in the airport of Tunis Cartage. ©Alessandro Tricarico From MANAGEMENT Feb 19, 2013

New carrier’s bumpy take-off in Tunisia

Mohamed Frikha’s upstart airline is battling old interests

From ENERGY Feb 19, 2013

Amplats halts South Africa production

Platinum miner calls for calm after clashes

From ENERGY Feb 18, 2013

Violence breaks out at South African mine

Rubber bullets fired to stop union clash at Amplats site

South Africa ©AP From COMMENT Feb 17, 2013

South Africa: A faded rainbow

Protests and disaffection threaten the ANC’s hegemony but President Zuma insists the ruling party is not to blame

From MEDIA Feb 17, 2013

Independent News & Media to sell SA unit

Irish group under pressure from its banks to cut debt burden

From ENERGY Feb 15, 2013

Madagascar Oil concludes £50m fundraising

Successful placing hit by $3m break fee

From ENERGY Feb 15, 2013

Amplats woes hit Johnson Matthey

Precious metals refiner to lose discounts worth £35m a year as well as marketing deal

From FINANCIALS Feb 12, 2013

Bad debts weigh on Absa

South African bank’s full-year earnings decline 9%

From ENERGY Feb 11, 2013

Miners feel the widespread tremors

Platinum and iron ore miners are paying for heavy spending

From ENERGY Feb 11, 2013

Gold miners in search of richer seams

Companies are having to reshape to generate cash

From WORLD Feb 10, 2013

Food group denies tax avoidance in Zambia

ActionAid claims ABF subsidiary used tax havens

From ENERGY Feb 8, 2013

Aquarius to keep S Africa mines mothballed

Revenues at platinum producer fall 29%

From WORLD Feb 8, 2013

Tahrir sexual assault victims speak out

Controversial salafi preacher accuses women of ‘having no shame’

From ENERGY Feb 7, 2013

Ophir sale halves Mittal and Ziff stake

Share offer of energy company is pushed down by 36m placement

Feb 4, 2013

Lonrho reveals loss after project delays

Shares fall 22 per cent after warning of £3m to £5m loss

From MARKETS Feb 4, 2013

Platinum high after strikes cut output

Strikes lead to group reporting a 6 per cent fall in output

From ENERGY Feb 4, 2013

Randgold burnished by higher gold sales

Stronger earnings despite civil war and military coups

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