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Spring 2013

Activist, philanthropist and aspiring politician, Mamphela Ramphele, seen left with US First Lady Michelle Obama, talks exclusively to FT Wealth about her plans for a new South Africa

Apr 26, 2013

Indices: April 2013

Catch up with the latest movements in the markets for fine wine, historic cars and art

Slideshows

Rohit Jaggi explores Finland’s icy northern landscape to see what lessons can be learned from driving on slippery surfaces
Rogit Jaggi takes the limited edition Mini John Cooper Works GP for a spin
SPRING 2013
Mamphela Ramphele ©Samantha Reinders Mar 14, 2013

School of thought

South African activist Mamphela Ramphele fears for her country’s future if it fails to fix its neglected education system

A new classroom at Kwandoo primary school in Mwala, Kenya Mar 14, 2013

The accidental philanthropist

For Diana Harrison, being a trustee of a £2.5m foundation has meant some daunting decisions but has also provided the chance to make a difference

Schloss Kornberg ©Schloss Kornberg Mar 14, 2013

Fortunes afield

Buffeted by the high price and scarcity of land at home, western European farmers are finding richer pickings further east

residents of a village in China's Guangdong province Mar 14, 2013

A cure for stigma

Few diseases attract such discrimination as leprosy, which is why Japan’s biggest philanthropist is on a mission to change attitudes

The city of Medellin seen from the poor neighbourhood of Santo Domingo Savio ©Paul Smith Mar 14, 2013

Goodbye gangland

After decades of notoriety as a hotbed of drug crime, Colombian city Medellín is reinventing itself as an entrepreneurial hub

Blocks of houses for sale are seen at new urban expansion area in Madrid ©Reuters Mar 14, 2013

A taste of the toxic

Private equity firms close in on European banks’ distressed debt

Tea-picking in Yunnan province ©Eyevine Mar 14, 2013

China’s special brews

Puerh, a dark, earthy tea from the mountainous southwestern province of Yunnan is prized by connoisseurs and collectors alike

RJ Helton & Julie DeMato unload a City Harvest Food Rescue Truck for Idol Gives Back at Jan Hus Presbyterian Church ©Dennis Van Tine/LFI Mar 14, 2013

Measures of change

Sarah Murray talks about social impact ratings and how they can help donors pick their causes

illustration of a money-making machine ©Tom Duxbury Mar 14, 2013

How the other half gives

Sarah Murray on why the wealthy do not always give as generously as they could

Mar 14, 2013

Aristocratic anomalies

The UK’s laws on succession remain deeply biased against women

Mar 14, 2013

Indices: March 2013

Catch up with the latest movements in the markets for fine wine, historic cars and art

Mar 14, 2013

Sideways on ice

Rohit Jaggi visits Bentley’s Power on Ice course in Finland and learns how to slide a high-performance vehicle sideways at speed

Mar 14, 2013

Investment Focus

Updated views of investing in infrastructure