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Standard Bank chief to step down

Jacko Maree is being replaced after 13 years by joint chief executives as Africa’s largest bank reports 10% growth in earnings for last year

Thursday, March 07, 2013 (Financial Times )

MTN seeks telecoms licence in Myanmar

The South African group is among the 90 entities that have indicated interest in the southeast Asian nation’s telecommunications sector

Wednesday, March 06, 2013 (Financial Times )

Harare to ‘indigenise’ Zimplats land

Zimbabwean government plans to acquire half the group’s mining claims under a programme driven by President Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party

Tuesday, March 05, 2013 (Financial Times )

Zuma warns west’s ‘colonial’ corporates

Western states and companies hav a ‘psychological problem’ and are still prone to lecturing Africa on issues like links with China, says the South African president

Sunday, March 03, 2013 (Financial Times )

S African police watchdog probes death

Newspaper revealed details of an incident involving a taxi driver and posted a video showing a man tied to a police van and dragged down a street

Thursday, February 28, 2013 (Financial Times )

From oil painter to the C-suite

Bob Collymore, head of the Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom, has built a career based on constant adaptation, writes Katrina Manson

Sunday, February 24, 2013 (Financial Times )

Egypt’s wheat stocks down by half

Grain traders shipping wheat to Egypt said Cairo had cut back on its overseas purchases as the Egyptian pound plunged against the US dollar

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 (Financial Times )

Amplats halts South Africa production

World’s biggest platinum producer suspends output after 13 people are injured during disputes between supporters and members of rival unions

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 (Financial Times )

Violence breaks out at Amplats mine

Police say clashes at the Siphumelele mine in Rustenburg appeared to have been triggered by a dispute between representatives of rival unions

Monday, February 18, 2013 (Financial Times )

South Africa: A faded rainbow

Protests and disaffection threaten the ANC’s hegemony but President Zuma insists the ruling party is not to blame. By William Wallis and Andrew England

Sunday, February 17, 2013 (Financial Times )