General Electric (GE) and Vivendi have agreed on a $5.8 billion valuation of the French companyÔÇÖs 20 per cent stake in television and movie company NBC Universal (NBCU).  The valuation clears the way for Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE to sell control of NBCU to Philadelphia-based cable giant Comcast. GE must buy out Paris, France-based VivendiÔÇÖs interest before it can sell its controlling stake in NBCU.

Networking know-howJane Bordenave talks to Tony Dolton, chief technical officer for Vodafone in Ghana, about the companyÔÇÖs plans to revolutionise GhanaÔÇÖs communications infrastructure and service.

A dynamic business
Photovoltaic module manufacturer Tenesol is gearing up for growth in the South African marketplace. Kevin Robinson talks to Gay Sutton about the dynamics of the market and his vision for the future of the Cape Town plant.

Playing to win
Melville Vogel, general manager of Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom, part of Sun International Group, shares his passion for perfection with Jayne Flannery.

Going underground
Lindsay Shankland, CEO of leading handling and lifting solutions provider Manitou SA, talks to Jayne Flannery about what it takes to make an impact in the mining sector.

Going for gold
The pharmaceuticals industry is changing rapidly and Penn Pharmaceuticals is expanding to exploit a whole new range of opportunities. Chief operating officer Darren Hassey talks to Gay Sutton about plans to treble capacity at the South Wales plant and make the company the gold standard for customer care.

Going with the grain
Grain lies at the heart of the many offerings made by agricultural services provider Overberg Agri. Julia Smith discovers that the company has a special way of adding value to a staple commodity.
Overberg Agri, with its head office in Caledon in the Overberg, is literally rooted in the agricultural heritage of the area. Based in one of South AfricaÔÇÖs most significant grain growing corridors, grain is the lifeblood of the company and lies at the core of its many diverse activities.

Full time
With the World Cup now only six months away, the pieces are falling seamlessly into place, as Alan Swaby learns.

Destination of choice
A focus on quality and first-class facilities has paid dividends for one gaming oasis in the Kalahari Desert, as Alan Swaby learns.
When the South African black majority government invited applications for new gaming permits, they no doubt saw them as a lucrative tax stream. Nevertheless, there was no undue haste to throw out licences left, right and centre; instead, it was a serious, involved and time consuming process.

Firing the future
Coal India is the biggest coal production company in the world and one of the largest companies in India, with annual revenues in excess of $10 billion and more than 400,000 employees. John OÔÇÖHanlon talked to executive chairman Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya.