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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:46:56 +0000Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:42:28 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/africa(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66f8924a-51b2-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66f8924a-51b2-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssResistance to reforms and the deteriorating security situation in the north are taking their toll on investor confidenceTue, 14 Feb 2012 18:46:56 +000066f8924a-51b2-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e581e56-482c-11e1-b1b4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e581e56-482c-11e1-b1b4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssThe rapid growth of low cost private schools is enabling poorer South Africans to join the elite and opt out of state educationTue, 14 Feb 2012 18:35:10 +00005e581e56-482c-11e1-b1b4-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08789a94-55a4-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08789a94-55a4-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssAugustin Katumba Mwanke was a controversial figure who divided the DR of Congo's politicians, diplomats and foreign investorsSun, 12 Feb 2012 20:15:18 +000008789a94-55a4-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9327004-559f-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9327004-559f-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssSaadi Gaddafi has warned of counter-revolution, prompting the interim government to increase securitySun, 12 Feb 2012 19:07:00 +0000a9327004-559f-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78b805ec-5586-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78b805ec-5586-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssThe move to increase electricity tariffs is likely to cause controversy, just a month after petrol prices more than doubledSun, 12 Feb 2012 16:08:05 +000078b805ec-5586-11e1-9d95-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfc3f05a-5403-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfc3f05a-5403-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssPresident's commentscome after a report commissioned by the ruling African National Congress assessing greater state intervention in the sector rejected nationalisationFri, 10 Feb 2012 16:59:06 +0000cfc3f05a-5403-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5381f560-53d0-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5381f560-53d0-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssBoko Haram has links in government and ability to extend iattacks to previously safe parts of the country, national security adviser warnsFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +00005381f560-53d0-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0790fac6-532f-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0790fac6-532f-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssThe ANC produces an alternative to mine nationalisation. If South Africa wants to flourish it must make the most of the treasures buried beneath its soilFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:44:16 +00000790fac6-532f-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/103c39cc-5340-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/103c39cc-5340-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssAfricans are fans of both beer and shares, with brewers often co-owned by local shareholders and AGMs attended by hundredsThu, 9 Feb 2012 20:44:06 +0000103c39cc-5340-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b7e1c84-5343-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b7e1c84-5343-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssThe $160bn industry is investing heavily in the region, which some consider one of the most attractive emerging beer marketsThu, 9 Feb 2012 20:19:05 +00007b7e1c84-5343-11e1-aafd-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0976ef5e-5248-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0976ef5e-5248-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssLibya gave Syrian diplomats 72 hours to leave the country, just days after it handed the Syrian embassy in Tripoli to the oppositionThu, 9 Feb 2012 16:17:13 +00000976ef5e-5248-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/931398ca-526b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/931398ca-526b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssR40bn a year could be raised through new taxes on the mining industry that could be used to establish a sovereign wealth fundWed, 8 Feb 2012 18:02:59 +0000931398ca-526b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/410d1b40-45b0-11e1-acc9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/410d1b40-45b0-11e1-acc9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssMany ships now employ private security companies as protection and this fledgling industry pulls in $52.2m a month from an estimated 1,500 escorted journeysWed, 8 Feb 2012 17:28:48 +0000410d1b40-45b0-11e1-acc9-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97ec548e-524a-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/97ec548e-524a-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssResearch finds more ships were attacked in 2011 than in 2010, but there were fewer successful hijacks as shipowners spent more on preventionWed, 8 Feb 2012 15:21:32 +000097ec548e-524a-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssTeam tasked by the party to look into the merits of state ownership had concluded it was 'not a viable policy for South Africa' but proposed higher taxes for the sector Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:16:32 +0000053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/679b1e88-518b-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/679b1e88-518b-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssSudanese rebels have freed 29 Chinese workers captured 10 days ago in Sudan's South Kordofan state, where the army has been fighting insurgent forces for several monthsTue, 7 Feb 2012 13:58:59 +0000679b1e88-518b-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/524ef1e0-50c2-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/524ef1e0-50c2-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssInsurgents who kidnapped 29 road builders from the South Kordofan state last month say they will be released 'in the very near future'Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:07:42 +0000524ef1e0-50c2-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f51fc302-5097-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f51fc302-5097-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssGold miner seeks to double dividend as increased production of the precious metal combined with high prices more than trebled annual profitsMon, 6 Feb 2012 16:27:51 +0000f51fc302-5097-11e1-8cdb-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8da3e558-4ffe-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8da3e558-4ffe-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssAn African National Congress appeals committee upholds a five-year suspension against youth league leader Julius MalemaSun, 5 Feb 2012 14:18:38 +00008da3e558-4ffe-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fd11b8a-4dd2-11e1-a66e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fd11b8a-4dd2-11e1-a66e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssRival Turkcell alleges that second mobile licence in the Islamic Republic was granted to the South African group through corrupt meansThu, 2 Feb 2012 22:40:13 +00003fd11b8a-4dd2-11e1-a66e-00144feabdc0