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Transnet predicted to become ‘next Eskom’ as problems pile up at state transport group
Rising star’s sudden demise after raising maltreatment accusations puts genre in the spotlight
During nine-year tenure, he oversaw internet group’s expansion including big investments in India
Indian group to invest $1bn over 5 years to revive KCM after it struggled under state ownership
Privatisation wave makes country of 120mn people a tempting target for digital services
Diezani Alison-Madueke accused of taking kickbacks for awarding multimillion-dollar oil and gas contracts
South Africa’s pitiful record of neglecting its infrastructure blights share’s valuation
Koko Networks has raised more than $100mn through carbon finance
Division that covers payments and remittances valued at more than $5bn
Drugmaker does not specify reason but forex shortage has put pressure on multinationals
Social sport enjoys boom as investors rush to open clubs and professional contests vie for prominence
The two giants have faced a decade of woe but one has a better chance of turning a corner
Negotiations had raised uncertainty over strategic value of miner for owner Anglo American
Activities give sense of the importance Chinese companies in several sectors attach to country’s potential
The project, long in the making, is the brainchild of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote
Poor security and infrastructural under-investment blight national prospects
South African internet group owns more than a quarter of China’s Tencent
Head of DRC state mining group says country has lost opportunity to leverage market dominance
Abandonment of years-long policy follows removal of central bank chief Godwin Emefiele
Removal of central bank chief and scrapping of fuel subsidies gives markets ‘everything they hoped for’
Rush to stock up fuel causes long queues at service stations and immediate scarcity
Veteran fixer Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers an improbable plan to take six of the continent’s leaders to Moscow and Kyiv
FT-Statista’s top 100, plus: global shocks test continent’s resilience; Nigeria leads; DRC solar offers hope; Egypt must reform to build on success stories; healthcare rises to dialysis challenge; the drive to digital; investors who do their research
The need is to transform the minority of successful Egyptian companies into an overwhelming majority
Entrepreneurial flair continues to be key feature of continent’s economic dynamism
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