Investors still puzzled by AngloGold CEO's abrupt and sudden departure

When AngloGold Ashanti brought in Canadian miner Kelvin Dushnisky as its CEO some two years ago, his mandate was to sell its loss-making operations.

With most of those assets based in South Africa, it was clear the one-time miner that owes its roots to Anglo American was on a path to exiting the country.

It was always set to be a tough and dirty job and needed someone with no sentimentality to South Africa to carry through the mandate.