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Contents
African Business August/September 2010
12 Cover Story Private Healthcare
26 Special Report Agribusiness
22 Topic Agoa 10 years on
Editorial 11 Branding Africa
Cover Story 12 Private Healthcare – Africa’s latest boom industry
Swaziland Special Report 20 Swaziland hosts COMESA summit 21 Why Swaziland is an investor’s dream
Topic 22 Agoa 10 years on
Special Report Agribusiness 26 Agriculture moves centre stage 30 Add value to harvest profits 32 Land grab – boon or curse? 36 Turning poachers into farmers 38 Growth corridors to agric profits 44 Farm equipment is a vital need
Commodities 46 Gold, platinum prices wind down
Special report Real Estate in Africa 48 Africa’s property market takes off 50 Foreigners flocking to Africa 52 Creating a mortgage market 54 Lagos property prices heat up
Events African Business Awards 56 Rewards of resilience
Energy 60 South Africa thinks smart over energy
2010 World Cup Watch 62 Was it all worth it?
Country Files 64 South Africa: Storm over pension fund investments 66 Nigeria: Lekki-Epe Expressway is rebuilt 68 Mauritius: Foreign workers cash in
Reviews Books/Film 72 TheRationalOptimist 74 OnceUponaTimeinSenegal
