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Directorate Change

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Lonrho Africa PLC
21 December 2005



21 December 2005

Lonrho Africa Plc ("Lonrho Africa" or the "Company")

Lonrho Africa is pleased to announce that David Anthony Lenigas has joined the
board as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.

David is or has been a director of the following companies in the last five
years:

Mediterranean Oil and Gas Plc
Braemore Resources Plc
Peninsula Minerals Limited
Consolidated New Sage Resources Ltd
Asia Energy Plc
River Diamonds Plc
BDI Mining Corp (Formerly BM Diamondcorp Inc)
Deepgreen West Virginia Inc (resigned 2005)

Lonrho Africa confirms that there is no information to be disclosed under
paragraph (g) (iii) to (viii) of Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules.

For further information please contact:

David Lenigas
Chief Executive Officer
Lonrho Africa Plc
(020) 7079 1798
+44 7881 825378 (mobile)

Simon Raggett
Managing Director
Strand Partners Limited
Tel: (020) 7409 3494

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