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Bain group to buy Toshiba’s memory chip business

Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has selected a group led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital to buy its prized memory chip unit, three people with knowledge of the talks said on Wednesday, the latest dramatic twist to a highly contentious auction.

KPMG bosses to be questioned by SA’s parliament

The South African parliament has announced on Monday that it intends questioning officials of the auditing firm KPMG over tax related matters.

GM to recall 2.5 mn vehicles in China

General Motors will recall more than 2.5 million vehicles in China over concerns about airbags made by troubled Japanese giant Takata, Chinese authorities said, dealing a blow to the US automaker in the world's largest car market.

KPMG South Africa bosses resign over Gupta scandal

Top bosses of the auditing firm KPMG in South Africa have resigned over work done for the Guptas who are business friends of the country's President Jacob Zuma.

Gambia declares ‘war’ on illegal fishing

The Gambia has declared ‘war’ on illegal fishing as it seeks support from private companies to tackle the menace in its waters.

Uganda signs oil exploration deal with Armour Energy

Uganda signed an oil exploration deal with Australia’s Armour Energy Limited on Thursday, the first under a protracted competitive licensing round launched in 2015.

Dangote bids for SA cement company

Dangote Cement has approached South African cement producer, (PPC), for takeover bid, but talks are at preliminary stages, Media reported on Thursday.

China jails 26 over $7.6 bn Ponzi scheme

Two senior executives of a collapsed peer-to-peer lender were sentenced to life in prison and 24 others punished over what has been called China's biggest-ever Ponzi scheme, state media reported Tuesday.

Mugabe claims Zimbabwe can feed itself again

Zimbabwe produced enough food to feed its people for the first time since adopting a controversial policy to strip land from white farmers, President Robert Mugabe told parliament on Tuesday.

Apple launches $999 iPhone X

Apple Inc on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.”

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