Sitting on a goldmineLike many gold mining companies, IAMGOLD faces the constant challenge of ensuring continued growth as well as fulfilling its responsibilities towards the environment and local communities.
When put together, the words ÔÇÿgoldmineÔÇÖ and ÔÇÿAfricaÔÇÖ evoke images of swash-buckling adventures and the re-tracing of historic journeys; the story of IAMGOLD Corporation fits this model well.

Running on the spot
Globally, the telecoms market is not short of growth but neither is there a shortage of competitionÔÇönot to mention pressure from customers, as Alan Swaby learns.
ThereÔÇÖs very little chance of a quiet life in business. Even when you think things are going sweetly, thereÔÇÖs something lurking just around the corner, waiting to take a bite out of you.

The name of the game
Not all companies that grow to become international players are able to reap the appropriate rewards. Aristocrat Technologies Africa, however, has more than met the challenge, becoming a successful and well-respected international business.

Not bread alone

Large bread manufacturers require consistency, reliable quality, absolute safety and a lot of expertise in nutritional analysis—and then they have to comply with complex regulation and labelling standards. AB Mauri South Africa ensures they get all that, as John O’Hanlon learns from general manager Marius van der Bank.

Merck, the German pharmaceuticals and chemicals company, has agreed to buy the US laboratory supplies maker Millipore for $7.2 billion (Ôé¼5.2 billion) including net debt.

Wal-Mart has unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 million metric tons across its network of suppliers and stores by 2015.

The Spanish oil company Repsol has announced it will drill for oil in an area near to the Falkland Islands, around 200 miles off ArgentinaÔÇÖs coastline.

The Coca-Cola Company is in talks to buy the North American operations of its largest bottlerÔÇöwhich goes against its 14-year-old strategy of keeping its bottling operations separate from its main soft drinks business.  If the partial acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) goes ahead, the rest of the bottler would remain independent and buy Coke bottling operations in Scandinavia and Germany, according to reports.

Fresh into ideas
The concept behind Fruit and Veg City has struck a chord with the public in South Africa. Graeme Liebenberg talks to Gay Sutton about a massive expansion that could see healthy fresh produce on sale at petrol station forecourts across the country.