South Africa’s economy exited its second recession in almost a decade in the three months ended 30 June after agricultural output surged. GDP increased at an annualised 2.5% in the second quarter
Author: Agency Staff
Bell Pottinger has been thrown out of the UK industry body for public relations companies in an unprecedented ruling following an investigation into work it carried out on behalf of the Gupta family in South Africa. The company’s
You all need to just chill out a little. Seriously. Bitcoin took a hit over the last few days because of China. That has cryptocurrency markets in a panic. But if we channel the deeper sentiment of the true believers, even a massive crackdown
China’s central bank said initial coin offerings are illegal and asked all related fundraising activity to be halted immediately, issuing the strongest regulatory challenge so far to the burgeoning market for digital
The worst may be over for Africa’s two largest economies as they likely emerged from a slump in the second quarter. Official data on Tuesday will probably show South Africa’s economy expanded in the three months to June
Alphabet is forming a new holding company designed to finalise its evolution from Google, the Web search giant, into a corporate parent with distinct arms that protects individual businesses in far-flung fields like health
Moody’s Investor’s Service released a very interesting report on Amazon.com this week. It was distinctly different from the usual Wall Street research, which tends to be glowing about anything related to the company’s
Apple has set 12 September for its most significant new product announcement in years. The company plans to introduce three new iPhone models, a version of its Apple TV set-top box that can stream higher-quality, and a new
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, controlled by China’s biggest social network operator, is seeking new funding at a US$10bn valuation ahead of an initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said. The operator
South African business leaders are preparing for more credit-rating reductions as mismanagement hobbles state companies and after bad decisions by President Jacob Zuma, according to the head of one of the country’s biggest corporate lobby groups