Features | - Part 221

Zuma Urged to Intervene in Gordhan Police Probe by ANC Leader

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African President Jacob Zuma must intervene in the police investigation of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan because it’s heightening chances that the nation’s credit rating will be downgraded to junk, said the Johannesburg chairman of the ruling party, Parks Tau. “The issues around the finance minister require urgent intervention because the single most important task right now is to ensure that all of us as South Africans protect the economy of this country,” Tau,…

South Africans Must Urge Zuma to Go, AngloGold Chairman Says

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African businesses and citizens “require courage” to “protect their sovereignty” and must urge President Jacob Zuma to quit before his term ends in 2019, the chairman of the world’s third-biggest gold producer said. The business community “must accept it’s a valid voice,” AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. Chairman Sipho Pityana, 57, said in a speech at a mining conference in Johannesburg Wednesday. “If we each continue to keep our heads down, protecting our…

Congo Backs Billionaire Gertler After Och-Ziff Allegations

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KINSHASA (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo defended Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler’s business dealings in the mineral-rich country, five days after he was linked to a bribery investigation by U.S. authorities. “For us an attack on him is an attack on the Congo,” Barnabe Kikaya Bin Karubi, President Joseph Kabila’s chief diplomatic adviser, said in an interview Tuesday in the capital, Kinshasa. “Mr. Gertler’s businesses are legitimate. He pays his taxes, making…

Nigeria lowers 2016 forecast, expects economy to shrink 1.3 pct

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria’s economy is likely to shrink 1.3 percent in 2016, the National Bureau of Statistics executive said on Wednesday, a sharp downward revision of its estimates he said was prompted by sharp falls in the naira after dollar peg was dropped. The NBS had predicted the Nigerian economy to grow 3.8 percent in 2016, but low oil prices have hammered the OPEC member’s government income and the naira, and recession…

Congo Leader Says Political Talks Crucial for Nation’s Stability

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KINSHASA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila said that talks with some of the political opposition under way in the capital, Kinshasa, are necessary to maintain peace and stability in Africa’s biggest copper producer. “Our goal is to ensure the country becomes peaceful before, during and after the general elections to be held in December or after December,” Kabila said in an statement e-mailed by Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s office after the two…

South Africa’s Gordhan Says Probe Is ‘Political Mischief’

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said the police investigation into him is nothing but “political mischief” and will be resolved soon. “As far as the so-called investigation is concerned, that’s no more than a bit of political mischief, which every country will have,” Gordhan said in an interview with Bloomberg TV in New York Tuesday. “I’m sure we in South Africa will resolve these issues.” Reports in August that he is…

Africa’s Biggest Food Retailer Doubles CEO’s Pay After Bonus

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Shoprite Holdings Ltd. doubled Chief Executive Officer Whitey Basson’s pay last fiscal year to 100.1 million rand ($7.4 million), thanks to a bonus from Africa’s largest food retailer for beating a profit-growth target. Basson’s remuneration included 49.7 million rand in basic pay for the 12 months through June, in line with the previous year, and a 50 million rand one-time performance-related bonus, the Cape Town-based company said in its annual report….

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