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Very interesting that the share price is ticking upwards-- could it be that the market is now taking a more realistic look at Lonrho's future despite all the recent shenanigans.

Following IC's endorsement last week, Shares magazine gives Photo-Me a nice write up and rates it a 'buy'.

Nice write-up in today's Investors Chronicle. It reckons that the slide in the share price has been massively overdone, especially considering the fact that energy demand in India will continue well until 2020. I'm tempted to buy a few more.

They are some enormous sell offs today -- must be institutional shareholders who have lost patience with all the shenanigens.

Several big-ish buys of 11K + and yet fall in SP. Something is afoot.

The deal with Stelios gets a very good write up today from the Independent's very knowledgeable Africa correspondent Daniel Howden, who is based in Nairobi.The basic argument is that business traffic is growing on the continent and this initiative will halve the costs involved on 1980's gas-guzzling aircraft that make up current fleets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17940305

Thanks for the Kenmare tip -- I will do some research keep an eye on it. I am in Mwana but sitting on a loss, alas. However, ticking upwards over the last few weeks, but rather like Lonrho has good potential. Nice to know that you were raised in the Sudan. Stopped at Khartoum once on my way to Dar es Salaam, when I was working at the university.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/9232121/Is-it-time-investors-explored-Africa.html

Porche12, I've just discovered that Templeton are going to launch an Africa Fund -- interestingy for some of the reasons sketched out in the previous post http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/frank-templeton-prepares-to-launch-africa-fund-7687195.html

Porche12, I think that institutions (and canny investors) are interested in Lonrho because Africa is a big growth story averaging 5% or 6% for the forseeable future -- at least as long as China carries on growing, that is. But what a lot of people don't realise is that a lot of growth in Africa is driven in the 'weightless' sectors -- banking, insurance, travel and tourism etc -- rather than just commodities. What Lonrho is doing is a combination of both the 'weighty' and 'weightless' sectors, the latter demonstrated in the tie-up with Stelios, who very wisely has decided not to risk his reputation by taking on EasyJet in Europe but using his business experience in pastures new i.e. Africa.Unless the world economy falls off a cliff, Lonrho will prosper. That said, possibly not a share for widows and orphans.

The share price hasn't moved very much -- up or down .25 for the most part --- but I have noticed a significant number of buys between 10 and 20K over the last three days. Institutional buyers?

I'm going puce!!

This week's Investors Chronicle reiterates its 'buy' recommendation for Lonrho. Why? A number of reasons already rehearsed on this noticeboard – long-term growth rates in Africa of 5-6%, a growing middle class and so on. But the big plus is that Lonrho will start paying a dividend on its rocketing earnings.

Shares magazine's chartist Simon Griffin gives a strong endorsement to Greenko this week. He reckons that the price could easily return to 245p. He has a stoploss of 117p for those of a nervous disposition.But whatever the short-term movements in the share price surely this is a company for the long-term because renewable energy in India is such a big deal.

Gets a 'buy' recommendation in this week's Investors Chronicle -- thinks it is radically underpriced.

in this week's issue Shares magazine chartist Simon Griffin reckons that it all looks good for Lonrho. He is expecting the price to go to at least 16p but thinks 23p is a distinct possibility. I hope he is right.He has a sell if it goes to 9p.

I think that all the signals are here for a strong recovery in the share price. I expect the price to pick up as the positive news story gets round. I'm still sitting on a loss as I first bought when the shares were considerably higher, but I bought some at 36p at the end of last year so I am expecting break even point any time now.

Asian Citrus gets a great write-up in Investors Chronicle out today. It rates it as a "buy" and is highly sceptical about the accusations about skulduggery in the company. The same sorts of thing was said last year as well. You don't have to be a genius to work out that short sellers are at work. Given recent substantial share buys by non-executive directors, and the dividend the share pays out then I reckon it is a good medium and long-term bet. It might even be a good short-term one. There is a further point. Legendary fund manager Anthony Bolton thinks that the Chinese market will pick up swiftly from now on. If he is right -- remember he is sitting on a big loss for his fund at the moment -- then this will add rocket fuel to the share. I am going to buy some more, although I wouldn't recommend the same for widows and orphans.

Some bigish buys late afternoon yesterday. My guess is institutions taking advantage of market weakness.