Facebook is laying the groundwork for the free messaging service WhatsApp to begin making money, allowing businesses to message its more than one billion users. It’s the first step toward monetising the
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Tim Cook, who is marking his five-year anniversary as Apple’s CEO this week, received shares valued at US$373m (R5,3bn at the time of writing) during that period as the iPhone maker’s stock doubled on his
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s response to the Hawks directive helped the rand ease off its decline, but analysts said if he is arrested or fired the currency is heading for trouble. Gordhan said on Wednesday he would not adhere
The department of home affairs plans to expand its smart card applications at bank branches by the end of October, following the success of the pilot project, minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday
First National Bank could release more of its own branded smartphones in the future, depending upon the success of the products. FNB’s first two devices, the ConeXis A1 and X1 smartphones, were both
Stung by his ruling party’s worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid, President Jacob Zuma is going for broke in a battle to maintain his grip on power. The first casualties have been the rand and
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan said that he had done nothing wrong by authorising the establishment of a special investigative unit when he headed the national tax agency and he wouldn’t obey a police instruction to present
Parliament’s public protector committee has selected Busisiwe Mkhwebane as the last woman standing to fill Thuli Madonsela’s shoes. Mkhwebane was lauded for her great communication skills, her experience and
Statistics South Africa on Wednesday announced that the country’s consumer price index was 6% in July 2016, down from 6,3% in June. The index increased by 0,8% month on month (m/m) in July 2016
South African bonds plunged the most since December and the rand weakened for a second day after a report said finance minister Pravin Gordhan had been summoned by police, raising concern the national