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In this issue

Telecoms companies, retailers and breweries have been blazing the investment trail

Nov 5, 2012

Opportunity beckons north of the Limpopo

Telecoms companies, retailers and breweries have been blazing the investment trail, say William Wallis and Andrew England

Nov 5, 2012

Mining: Strikes provide a new aspect to risks elsewhere

Houses were reducing their exposure even before the unrest, writes Andrew England

CFC Stanbic's new branch in Juba Nov 5, 2012

Financial expansion: Banks follow the money in pursuit of new markets

The continent is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies, writes Andrew England

Elias Masilela, Public Investment Corporation chief executive Nov 5, 2012

Social infrastructure: Pensions chief aims to build up trust beyond the border

Fund seeks wider investments, says Andrew England

Angolan President Eduardo Dos Santos (left) accompanied by South African President, Jacob Zuma (right) ©Getty Nov 5, 2012

Foreign relations: Continental policy pulled in different directions

Pretoria has championed some unlikely causes, putting it at loggerheads with other regional states, says William Wallis

Woolworths, the clothes shop, in Lagos Nov 5, 2012

Nigeria: Love-hate relationship provides good prospects in two countries

Xan Rice on the expansion of groups from the south in the continent’s biggest market

A customer pushes a shopping trolley at a Game supermarket ©Bloomberg Nov 5, 2012

Retail: Profit and loss in virgin terrain

When infrastructure is limited, there is opportunity, reports Andrew England

Nov 5, 2012

Breweries: Refreshing parts that others have not reached

Katrina Manson on the adventure by SABMiller in the continent’s newest nation

A pedestrian walks past the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ©Bloomberg Nov 5, 2012

Stock exchange: JSE plan viewed with caution

Ambition unfulfilled but undeterred, say Andrew England and William Wallis

A person speaks on a mobile phone at the MTN headquarters ©Bloomberg Nov 5, 2012

Telecoms: Steady march to risky destinations

Duncan McLeod reports on mobile phone companies’ ventures abroad