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Uganda Taps Oil Fund for Budget Before Output Even Begins

KAMPALA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Uganda dipped into its Petroleum Fund for the first time by drawing 125.3 billion shillings ($33.9 million) to bridge its 2017-18 budget deficit, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija said. East Africa’s third-biggest economy will spend the money in the 12 months through June, Kasaija said in a report on the ministry website, leaving the fund at 422.9 billion shillings. Uganda, which is yet to start oil production, raised the money…

Steinhoff Bows to Pressure Over Bonus Payments After Outrage

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Steinhoff International Holdings NV shelved a plan to pay director bonuses after lawmakers questioned whether it was appropriate to release extra funds given the retailer has lost more than 90 percent of its market value amid an accounting scandal. The owner of Conforama in France and Mattress Firm in the U.S. was planning to ask shareholders to approve payouts to board members including Chairman Heather Sonn as a reward for their work…

Murray & Roberts Sets Price Tag After Rejecting Helmig Bid

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. sees a fair value for the South African engineering and construction company at as much 9.8 billion rand ($821 million), setting a price tag for Germany’s Helmig family after rejecting an offer last week. After reviewing an independent report by BDO Corporate Finance Proprietary Ltd., Johannesburg-based Murray & Roberts values the company at between 20 rand and 22 rand a share, it said in…

Consol Seeks to Raise $227 Million With Johannesburg Listing

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Consol Holdings Ltd., the glass-packaging maker that last traded on Johannesburg’s bourse more than a decade ago, said it’s plotting a return and is seeking to raise 2.7 billion rand ($227 million). Consol delisted in 2007 after a group of private-equity investors led byBrait SE took it private. Consol’s return, mooted for at least three years, previously faced uncertainty amid South African political turmoil and slowing economy. Under new President Cyril…

South African Miners Win Court Fight on Black Ownership Rule

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African mining companies won court backing on a crucial black-ownership principle that’s likely to have implications for ongoing negotiations with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government. Producers don’t need to top up black-shareholding levels in perpetuity if they previously met the minimum 26 percent requirement, the High Court in Pretoria said on Wednesday. The judgment boosts certainty for investors in the world’s top platinum producer and gives mining companies extra muscle…

Zimbabwe Wants Mining Companies to List on Local Exchange

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HARARE (Capital Markets in Africa) – Zimbabwe wants mining companies operating in the country to list the majority of their shares on the local exchange, stirring uncertainty among investors as the nation with the world’s biggest platinum reserves after South Africa tries to bring in money to fix the economy. “No mining right or title shall be granted or issued to a public company unless the majority of its shares are listed on a securities…

Ghana Weighs Panda to Samurai as $2.5 Billion Bond Sale Nears

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ACCRA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Ghana is considering selling bonds from China to Japan as the country prepares to issue as much as $2.5 billion in foreign-currency debt this year. Last month, lawmakers in the West African nation gave approval for the Finance Ministry to proceed with a debt sale. Ghana will use $1 billion to help meet its 2018 budget and the remainder to refinance dollar bonds of as much as $1.5 billion should…

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