South Africa

A US-based private equity fund has announced plans to double its investment in the South African housing market by year end, as part of its search for new opportunities across Africa... 2009-08-25

To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger... 2009-07-28

The news that South African mining major Anglo American had rejected rival mining group Xstrata's proposed 'merger of equals' raises the possibility of counter bids from the biggest... 2009-06-23

After deal talks failed last year, Bharti Airtel of India and MTN Group of South Africa have returned to the deal table. If successful this time around, the two mobile telecoms would... 2009-05-27

UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is planning to purchase a minority 10-25% stake in South Africa's generic pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare in a move that, if successful, CFW... 2009-04-07

True to CFW's expectation that gold miners would continue to attract investors in the current financial climate as they turn to the precious metal as a safe haven, infamous hedge... 2009-03-18

Many observers of the African telecoms industry are expecting to see a significant amount of consolidation this year, and the South African market is no exception. Both Telkom - the... 2009-03-11