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Private Equity: Africa for Sale?
Leslie W. Maasdorp, Vice-Chairman, Absa Capital and Barclays Capital, South Africa, a Young Global Leader, opened with the remark that it is very clear the private equity industry has experienced unprecedented growth. But this activity is also attended by concern, he said, both from regulators and those who foresee the possibility of newly acquired companies becoming saddled with debt.

Join the Africa Conversation
One month before this World Economic Forum on Africa, the Forum created an Africa Conversation blog and invited people around the world to contribute ideas and questions for a special session at the meeting in Cape Town. More than 50 comments were received via the site, e-mail, SMS, voicemail or videos uploaded to YouTube. Moderator Peter Sullivan, Group Editor-in-Chief, Independent Newspapers, South Africa, said most of the comments were from Nigeria.

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SMEs - the problem with development capital in South Africa
Development capital is available in South Africa. The problem is getting access to it.
Interview With South Africa's Top Fashion Insider, Renato Palmi
South Africa's Renato Palmi an academic and also business developer for the clothing and fashion sector in South Africa discusses with Uduak Oduok aka Ladybrille the State of South Africa/ Africa's current Fashion Industry. He addresses issues on doing business in South Africa, expanding into the USA markets and the obstacles and challenges such as lack of business skills, and influx of cheaper Chinese imports that create challenges for Africa's fashion designers and the industry as a whole.
Black Economic Empowerment, like charity, is not investment
South African businesses have become one of the largest investment blocks in Africa. Many African countries regularly fret that they are losing their local business ownership to their cousins down South. Every sector of South African business is represented in this new scramble to invest; from mining to telecommunications to retail.
9.0 Conclusions: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Enterprise Growth in Uganda
As the world turns global, many countries are emerging out of the abject poverty into wealth. South Korea and Singapore are classical examples. In the 1960's, South Korea's per capital GDP was similar to that of Uganda. South Korea is now among the developed countries. Uganda is still characterised by massive poverty. The only way to transform Uganda and many African countries is to fuel growth through business development. Given the global competition, Africa may not be able to position herself competitively as a world class competition but must foster the growth of businesses through micro and small enterprises. Many donor funding agencies have identified this and have focused their attention to this sector.
SMEs in Africa: the “Missing Middle”
The development of the private sector varies greatly throughout Africa. SMEs are flourishing in South Africa, Mauritius and North Africa, thanks to fairly modern financial systems and clear government policies in favour of private enterprise. Elsewhere the rise of a small-business class has been hindered by political instability or strong dependence on a few raw materials.
Making Finance Work for Africa
South Africa’s success in getting the financial sector to extend services to poorer communities could be adapted for other African countries, said Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance of South Africa. He told participants that this is exactly what has been achieved by South Africa’s Financial Sector Charter. The charter was developed some four years ago by the financial sector, including banks and insurers, after the government urged it to transform its practices and policies
Private Equity: Africa for Sale?
Leslie W. Maasdorp, Vice-Chairman, Absa Capital and Barclays Capital, South Africa, a Young Global Leader, opened with the remark that it is very clear the private equity industry has experienced unprecedented growth. But this activity is also attended by concern, he said, both from regulators and those who foresee the possibility of newly acquired companies becoming saddled with debt.

Rebranding Africa
The focus of this WorkSpace session changed to "Perceptions of Africa" under the direction of the facilitator, Peter Sullivan, Group Editor in Chief, Independent Newspapers, South Africa.
Champions from Africa: What It Takes to Be a Global Leader
"Aspiration is a driver of socio economic development", said Brian C Bruce, Chief Executive, Murray & Roberts Holdings, South Africa. South Africa has been and remains a critical link in the world, he said. This is exemplified by its leaders Jan Smuts who influenced the future shape of the world between the wars, Thabo Mbeki with his vision for Africa in the 21st century, both bringing different perspectives to the global dialogue.

The Zulu Salesman
In South Africa, we stayed at a wonderful game reserve called Zulu Nyala. Most of the workers there come from a local Zulu village and take incredibly good care of the guests at the lodge. One man, in particular, stands out because he was such a great salesman. “Mike” works in the gift shop and is single-handedly responsible for making sure guest go home with plenty of reminders of their stay in South Africa. Here is how Mike worked…
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