Victor Kgomoeswana, author of  "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back", and the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo, rounds up business stories that made headlines in the wee.. 

TALKING POINTS:

** CALEDONIA Mining Corporation has secured $150m through a seven-year convertible bond to finance its Bilboes development, set to become Zimbabwe's largest gold operation.

** Ghana set to begin construction of the nation's tallest bridge with Japanese-backed technology

** Liberia has once again consolidated its position as the world's largest shipping registry,

**  Nigeria's Zenith Bank PLC has received regulatory approval to acquire 100 per cent of Paramount Bank Limited