Naspers, the Cape Town-based multinational, made an audacious bet on a loss-making Chinese Internet company more than a decade ago.
In 2005, William Ng was tasked with kicking off Deutsche Bank's American Depositary Receipt business in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
China may well continue to hold by far the upper hand in Sino-African investments but arguably the most spectacular exception to that rule remains the backing by one South African media multinational in a then-risky Chinese tech start-up back in 2001.
Over the past year, with impressive equity returns and investor confidence sky high, many firms have made initial public offerings in the US. In particular, the fortunes of Chinese companies have changed more than any other firms in a short time.
There is an increasing number of China-based technology startups competing globally in the software, Internet, clean technology, and technical sectors.
The first time the bandits came, Si Su's wife was home alone. She locked herself in the house and managed to scare them off with a warning shot through the front door.
A Chinese program through which thousands of Africans have learned modern farming techniques will be expanded into Cameroon this year, the company behind the initiative says.
Xu Shouzhi and his 12 colleagues are typical of many groups of Chinese workers operating across Africa today.
Chinese-built structure that saved lives opens doors in Congo.
From a futuristic airport to an athletes' village, Chinese firm's hard work is easy to spot.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Congo. Over that time the relationship has matured like a well-cared-for plant, and in the past few years there has been a new spurt of growth.
Since 2010, many African countries have been marking their 50th anniversaries of independence from colonial rule.
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